US Patent Issued to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC on May 13 for "Head support and method for use of the head support for positioning a patient relative to a surgical frame" (Florida, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,893, issued on May 13, was assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).

"Head support and method for use of the head support for positioning a patient relative to a surgical frame" was invented by Roy K. Lim (Germantown, Tenn.) and Richard A. Hynes (Melbourne Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift, a head support, and methods for use thereof for use with a surgical frame are provided. The lift and the head support can be used with the surgical frame that is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame can include a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/d...