ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,346, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Spinal Elements Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Method of using a surgical tissue retractor" was invented by Jason Blain (Encinitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of performing an operation, e.g. a spinal operation, on a patient using a retractor comprising a pair of blade assemblies which are adapted to open about a set of axes that are not parallel to a third spatial axis, and further comprising a pair of arms, which are adapted to move the pair of blade assemblies apart from one another in the third spatial axis. In the method, the blade assemblies are closed to assume a low profi...