US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH Semiconductor on March 17 for "Surgical stapling systems including a timer for the firing motion" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,830, issued on March 17, was assigned to Cilag GmbH Semiconductor (Zug, Switzerland).

"Surgical stapling systems including a timer for the firing motion" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Jeffrey S. Swayze (West Chester, Ohio) and James R. Giordano (Milford, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical instruments and/or fastener apparatuses comprising an end effector with a pair of jaws pivoted at a proximal end thereof and movable between an open and closed position. At least one of the jaws may comprise a channel for receiving a cartridge containing a plurality of surgical fasteners. Also, an electrically...