ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,891, issued on July 8, was assigned to JGMG BENGOCHEA LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).
"Apparatus for positioning a patient during surgery to maximize access to a surgical site of interest" was invented by Javier Garcia-Bengochea (Jacksonville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for positioning a patient during surgery includes a surgical table frame having a longitudinal dimension, two or more longitudinal rails that are laterally spaced from a centerline between the longitudinal rails and defining a generally planar surface of the surgical table frame, and at least one rotatable support mounted on the surgical table frame for...