US Patent Issued to Augustine Biomedical and Design on Dec. 16 for "Patient securement system for the surgical trendelenburg position" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,245, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Augustine Biomedical and Design LLC (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"Patient securement system for the surgical trendelenburg position" was invented by Scott D. Augustine (Deephaven, Minn.), Ryan S. Augustine (Minneapolis), Brent M. Augustine (Chanhassen, Minn.), Garrett J. Augustine (Long Lake, Minn.), Susan D. Augustine (Deephaven, Minn.), Randall C. Arnold (Minnetonka, Minn.), John R. Beckman (St. Louis Park, Minn.) and John J. Cardwell (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient securing overlay includes a sheet of fabric configured to support a patient's torso on a surgical table. The she...