ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,277, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION (Jacksonville, Fla.).
"Head cradle for surgery" was invented by Phoebe Fisher (Coatesville, Pa.), Tariq Rahman (Wilmington, Del.) and Jinyong Wee (Chesterbrook, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head cradle for supporting a head of a patient during surgery when the patient is in a prone position. The head cradle includes a structural member with a body having a concave profile, a first end and a second end. The body has a forehead portion positioned at the first end for supporting a forehead of a patient and at least one cheek portion for supporting a cheek of the pati...