ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,909, issued on July 7, was assigned to Conmed Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).
"Scissor style vessel sealer" was invented by Derek Eilers (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical device having a first shaft with a tang positioned along an intermediate portion to provide a pivot point that is offset from the longitudinal axis. A second shaft is pivotally coupled to the tang of the first shaft using a slot that accepts the tang of the first shaft. The second shaft is formed from three portions, each of which extends along a different longitudinal axis so that the jaws of the device will be closed when the second shaft abuts a stop ...