ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,892, issued on July 8, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Epigastric retractor" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractor member includes a body portion extending along a longitudinal axis and being at least partially defined by a first lateral perimeter edge and a second lateral perimeter edge that each extends parallel to the longitudinal axis. The body portion additionally includes an upper surface and a lower surface that each extends between the first lateral perimeter edge and the second lateral perimeter edge. A first lateral support portion is coupled to the body...