US Patent Issued to Baxter International, Baxter Healthcare, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on March 3 for "Peritoneal trocar apparatus and system" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,421, issued on March 3, was assigned to Baxter International Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), Baxter Healthcare SA (Glattpark, Switzerland) and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Peritoneal trocar apparatus and system" was invented by Shawn Collin Oppegard (Fox River Grove, Ill.), Unberto Garcia (Bellwood, Ill.), Carlos Alberto Corrales Nogales (Vernon Hills, Ill.), Jorge Del Castillo (Des Plaines, Ill.), Jeshrene Enerio (Glenview, Ill.), Brian Connell (Evanston, Ill.), Steven Bowers (Ponte Vendra Beach, Fla.), Ivan E. Porter II (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Charles Ritchie (Ponte Vedra, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Tradem...