ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,524, issued on June 2, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).
"Surgical instrument comprising a sealable interface" was invented by Zhifan F. Huang (Mason, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument comprises a surgical end effector having a movable jaw. The moveable jaw includes a first jaw and a second jaw, the second jaw rotatable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a fully-clamped position. A shaft frame operably interfaces with the surgical end effector and comprises a top frame segment having an arcuate outer surface. A closure tube is provided to slide relative to the shaf...