ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,898, issued on July 29, was assigned to Applied Medical Resources Corp. (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
"Circumferential retractor system" was invented by Deryk Perez (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Daniel Astudillo (Capistrano Beach, Calif.), Joel Velasco (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Sofie Wright (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and Serene Wachli (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circumferential retractor system is provided that includes a circumferential retractor and a flexible retainer. The circumferential retractor and retainer retracts and protects a patient's body opening, providing acce...