US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Sept. 8 for "Articulation joint having an inner guide" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,901, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Articulation joint having an inner guide" was invented by Barry C. Worrell (Centreville, Ohio), Randolph C. Stewart (Cincinnati) and Geoffrey S. Strobl (Williamsburg, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for articulating a distal end of a surgical device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the device includes an articulation joint that includes both an inner guide and an outer sleeve. The inner guide includes one channel extending therethrough that receives both a cutting mechanism and a closure band. Further, an outer surf...