ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,208, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MedTech S.A. (Montpellier, France).
"Surgical instrument guide tube" was invented by Patrice Bonaric (St georges d'Orques, France) and Fanny Blanchard (Castelnau-le-lez, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An instrument retainer can be receivable in an end effector of a surgical arm. The instrument retainer can include a body and a collar. The body can include an instrument bore extending through the body along a longitudinal axis. The body can also include a distal portion and a proximal portion including a proximal surface. The proximal portion can form a radiused funnel connecting the inst...