ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,671, issued on Oct. 28.
"Adjustable position limb support for surgical tables, including locking gas cylinder" was invented by Peter E. Schuerch Jr. (Quincy, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A limb holder comprising: a mounting bracket for attachment to a surgical table; a mounting element comprising a spheroidal surface for attachment to said mounting bracket; a clamping assembly for providing a clamping engagement about said spheroidal surface of said mounting element, said clamping assembly comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw, wherein said upper jaw and said lower jaw are biased towards one another so as to provide said cl...