ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,940, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Aesculap AG (Tuttlingen, Germany).
"Holding device for surgical handpieces" was invented by Roland-Alois Hoegerle (Tuttlingen, Germany), Ralf Pfister (Trossingen, Germany), Simon Miller (Dreisslingen, Germany), Andre Buerk (Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany), Martin Machill (Rietheim-Weilheim, Germany), Edgar Blust (Koenigsfeld, Germany), Manuel Roth (Donaueschingen, Germany) and Stephanie Auber (Tuttlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holding device for holding and supporting at least one medical instrument, more specifically a surgical handpiece. The holding device includes a central...