ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,055, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to CooperSurgical Inc. (Trumbull, Conn.).
"Illuminated dual-blade retractor" was invented by Jason Swift (Newburyport, Mass.), Demetrio D. Anaya (Somerville, Mass.), Jeffrey Ralph Swift (Boca Grande, Fla.) and Nicholas Lauder (Medford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable dual-blade retractor comprising a handle having a first end and a second end, a first blade extending from the first end of the handle, a second blade extending from the second end of the handle, and an illumination assembly including (a) one or more first direct light sources provided on the first blade and (b) one or...