ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,159, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Flex Operating Room Inc. (Farmington, N.Y.).
"Cantilever organizational rack system for supporting surgical instrumentation" was invented by Jeffrey Gerstner (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Gregory Bonisteel (Rochester, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vertical organizational system for use in the operating room during surgery to hold surgical instrumentation is provided. The system includes a vertical support including a height and angle adjustable portion; vertical support assembly, a back panel, a pivoting spine assembly, a base interface member, casters, a base, an interactive user display, a tr...