US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on June 2 for "Energized suction and irrigation device for robotic surgical system" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,607, issued on June 2, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Energized suction and irrigation device for robotic surgical system" was invented by Kyle R. Flakne (Cincinnati), David C. Groene (Cincinnati), Laura A. Nye (Cincinnati) and Kris E. Kallenberger (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm and a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument is configured to connect with the robotic arm. The surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly, an end effector, and an articulatable section. The shaft assembly projects distally from the robotic arm along a longitud...