ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,988, issued on March 25, was assigned to DEKA Products Ltd. Parternship (Manchester, N.H.).
"System, method, and apparatus for clamping" was invented by Dean Kamen (Bedford, N.H.), Stephen L. Fichera (Salem, N.H.), Larry B. Gray (Merrimack, N.H.), Thomas A. Friedrich (Loudon, N.H.), Erik N. Sabin (Manchester, N.H.) and Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective mechanism for use when gripping a medical device to a rack is provided. A related system and method are also provided. The protective mechanism includes a connector, an actuation member configured to have a first end portion and a second end...