US Patent Issued to NUA SURGICAL on July 15 for "Method of facilitating access to a neonate through a caesarean incision in the woman's abdomen by opening the incision" (Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,293, issued on July 15, was assigned to NUA SURGICAL Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).

"Method of facilitating access to a neonate through a caesarean incision in the woman's abdomen by opening the incision" was invented by Marie-Therese Maher (Gort, Ireland), Padraig Maher (Moycullen, Ireland) and Barry McCann (Gort, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of facilitating access to a neonate through a caesarean incision in the woman's abdomen by opening the incision, includes providing a supporting ring dimensioned to allow delivery of a neonate through the ring and comprising a non-adjustable pelvic-region retractor and handle fixed ...