ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,102, issued on April 7.
"Surgical suture assembly" was invented by Murali Dharan (Danville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical suture assemblies, and methods of their use, are disclosed having configurations suitable for closure of biological tissue, including the bony tissue of the sternum. The surgical suture assemblies described or contemplated herein have physical characteristics that help to mitigate undesirable issues, such as bleeding."
The patent was filed on July 13, 2018, under Application No. 16/035,559.
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