ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,418, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to THE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTES FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (Manhasset, N.Y.).

"Neonatal retention system" was invented by Jill Maura Rabin (New York) and Michael Nimaroff (Long Beach, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neonatal retention or support system including a horizontal base configured for at least one of attachment to or placement on a mattress of a bed, and a wall attached to and extending vertically from and at least partially around the base, the wall comprising at least one pair of hinges to allow the retention system to follow an adjustment of the bed. The wall is flexible inwards to allow ...