ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,983, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to pro med instruments GmbH (Freiburg Im Breisgau, Germany).

"Head stabilization system and method with arc features" was invented by Severin Moosmann (Friesenheim, Germany) and Matthias E. Schuele (Freiburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exemplary head stabilization devices or head fixation devices (HFDs) include a positioning assembly with a curved elongated portion extending generally concentrically relative to a head of a patient when supported by the HFD. The HFD is adjustably connectable with the positioning assembly and moveable relative to the positioning assembly along an arc l...