US Patent Issued on Sept. 23 for "Pressure monitoring post used for anterior hip arthroplasty and arthroscopy" (North Carolina, Hawaii, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,799, issued on Sept. 23.

"Pressure monitoring post used for anterior hip arthroplasty and arthroscopy" was invented by David J. Gomez (Holly Springs, N.C.), Nathan Winder (San Jose, Calif.) and Luke Truax (Kaneohe, Hawaii).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an apparatus for sensing the pressure on the body of a patient on an anterior hip table or a standard surgical table. The pressure monitoring post provides a warning indicator when the pressure exceeds a predetermined value that is related to pressure related injuries. The pressure monitoring post may also provide for a center and two lateral pressure se...