ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,109, issued on July 29, was assigned to Surgix Medical LLC (Spring, Texas).
"Detachable side rail assembly for a medical procedure table" was invented by John Patrick Nail (Bentonville, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detachable side rail assembly has male and female brackets that can be removably secured to opposing sides of a spar of a medical procedure table to facilitate attachment of accessories. The spar has a series of horizontal holes spaced at intervals along its length. The male bracket has a plurality of alignment pins for insertion through selected holes with their ends protruding through the spar. The female bracke...