ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,901, issued on May 27, was assigned to TECHNOLOGIES CGC INC. (Quebec, Canada).

"Coupling systems for releasably coupling equipment to a patient transport systems" was invented by Carl Bouchard (Quebec, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coupling system comprising: a base member connectable to a patient transport system, and a positioning member releasably couplable to the base member and equipment; the base member comprising: a recessed portion for receiving a positioning member end portion and having an opening defined in a base; and a retractable stop member in the recessed portion and moveable between extended and recessed posi...