ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,562, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to SNJ Patents LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Nerve retractor tool" was invented by Charles S. Theofilos (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Stefan C. Theofilos (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Krutik Chaten Shah (Fulham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractor, preferably a nerve root retractor, comprising three components: an upper portion, a mid-portion, and a lower portion. The nerve retractor is designed to eliminate the requirement of having a person hold the retractor tool during a surgical procedure. The nerve retractor can be secured to a portion of the anatomical structure invol...