US Patent Issued to SURE RETRACTORS on Dec. 9 for "Retractors" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,968, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SURE RETRACTORS Ltd. (Glasgow, Great Britain).

"Retractors" was invented by Forbes Butterfield (Glasgow, Great Britain), Colin Crosland (Glasgow, Great Britain), Kenneth Mccorkindale (Glasgow, Great Britain) and Lewis Kingsley (Glasgow, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The retractor comprises an elongate support member, first and second arms, and a driver. The elongate support member has a screw thread along at least part of its length. The first arm has a first anatomy engaging member depending therefrom. The second arm has a second anatomy engaging member depending therefrom and a t...