ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,396, issued on March 3, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Suture based closure device" was invented by Laura Emily Richards (Plainville, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture device includes a suturing body defining a circular track that extends around a periphery of the suturing body, the circular track including an open portion adapted to allow tissue to enter the open portion. A curved shuttle is disposed within the circular track, the curved shuttle including a pointed leading edge and adapted to hold a suture relative to the curved shuttle. In some cases, a curved pusher is disposed wit...