ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,249, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Tissue retractor, retraction modules, and associated methods" was invented by Loic Josse (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular retractor may include a first body portion that houses a distraction mechanism for opening and closing a first arm and a second arm. A first pivoting member may be coupled to a distal end of the first arm and a second pivoting member may be coupled to a distal end of the second arm, for example. A first blade attachment mechanism may be coupled to the first pivoting member and a second blade attachment...