US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on May 26 for "Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,011, issued on May 26, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Fastener cartridge comprising non-uniform fasteners" was invented by Thomas W. Huitema (West Chester, Ohio), Kevin R. Doll (West Chester, Ohio), Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Emily A Schellin (Cincinnati), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio) and Geoffrey C. Hueil (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener cartridge can comprise fastener cavities arranged in longitudinal rows. A first fastener having a first configuration and a second fastener having a second configuration can be stored within a longitudinal row. First fasteners hav...