ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,619, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to CHAIRMONKEY S.L. (Seville, Spain).
"Thread suturing endoscopic device" was invented by Alvaro Martinez-Alcala Garcia (Seville, Spain) and Felipe Martinez-Alcala Garcia (Seville, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suturing device for endoscopic use comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being provided with a clamp (3) formed by two facing blades (3a, 3b) intended to house a suture needle (9) and where the proximal end is provided with control mechanisms for opening and closing said clamp and changing the orientation of the needle and passing it from one blade to another of ...