ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,410, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to TECHNOLOGIES CGC INC. (Quebec, Canada).

"Support assembly attachable to a patient support and patient support having same" was invented by Carl Bouchard (Quebec, Canada) and Philippe Ouellet (Quebec, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly attachable to a patient support is disclosed. The support assembly includes a support unit configured to support one or more devices, and two connector units removably attachable to the patient support. The support unit includes a shelf for supporting one or more devices, two support legs extending downwardly from the support shelf and spaced...