ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,337, issued on May 20, was assigned to MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD. (Ramat Gan, Israel).

"Perineal protection device, system and method" was invented by Michal Grosvald Yaar Ad (Ramat Gan, Israel) and Idan Traistman (Ramat Gan, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of embodiments pertain to a perineal protection device for reducing the risk or preventing perineal tear during birth. The device may comprise a reinforcement shield that is releasably connectable to a female perineum of a subject, the reinforcement shield having a surface geometry substantially corresponding to an underlying perineal muscle structure and being c...