ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,477, issued on May 6, was assigned to EMPLASE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Cordova, Tenn.).

"Patient-positioning system, computer-control and data-integration system, surgical componentry, and surgical methods of using same" was invented by Richard A. Hynes (Melbourne, Fla.), Roger P. Jackson (Prairie Village, Kan.) and Matthew M. Morrison (Cordova, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient-positioning system, computer-control and data-integration system, and surgical componentry are provided. The patient-positioning system can be used to manipulate the patient prior to, during, and after surgery to globally or regionally articulat...