US Patent Issued to RIVERFIELD on Nov. 4 for "Surgical instrument holding device and surgery assisting device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,468, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to RIVERFIELD INC. (Tokyo).

"Surgical instrument holding device and surgery assisting device" was invented by Teruyuki Nishihara (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument holding device includes a holding body, an adapter, a separator, and a driving body. The holding body holds a surgical instrument. The adapter receives the surgical instrument and is disposed between the surgical instrument and the holding body. The separator is provided between the adapter and the holding body and includes a receiving portion that receives the adapter. The driving body supplies a driving force to...