US Patent Issued to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems on Jan. 13 for "Multifunction quick connect socket for surgical retraction tools" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,104, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Multifunction quick connect socket for surgical retraction tools" was invented by Bryan Melilli (North East, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical stabilizer arm ends with a hybrid quick connect mechanism capable of holding tissue manipulator tools of either the ball type or the shaft type. The single integrated mechanism allows users to choose the type of attachment mechanism they prefer on a case-by-case basis. The mechanism has a spring-loaded sleeve that can be pulled back to enable an attachment (manipulator tool) to be inser...