ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,841, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Nuvasive Inc. (San Diego).

"Cart stabilization devices, systems, and methods" was invented by John Love (San Diego) and Todd Baxendale (Broomfield, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, assemblies, systems, and methods are disclosed for stabilizing a cart. An example cart is a surgical cart having a robotic arm thereon. A stabilizer system may be part of or used with the cart to stabilize the cart at a location. The stabilizer system may include a stabilizer and an actuator. The stabilizer may have a foot and a biaser configured to bias the foot to a retracted position and contribute to...