ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,579, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to A&E Advanced Closure Systems LLC (Los Angeles).
"Suture apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Joseph Wahl (Asbury Park, N.J.) and Darren DeMedici (Middletown, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture apparatus can include a surgical cable having a plurality of woven shape retaining wires. The surgical cable can have a leading end portion and a trailing end portion. The suture apparatus can include a leader connected to the leading end portion of the surgical cable and can be configured to be advanced around bone portions. The woven shape-retaining wires of the cable can be configured...