ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,407, issued on March 24, was assigned to Conmed Corp. (Largo, Fla.).

"Devices and methods for applying a hemostatic clip assembly" was invented by Daniel P. Damato (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for applying a hemostatic clip assembly includes a proximal delivery catheter having a proximal handle assembly, a catheter body defining a longitudinal axis and extending distally from the proximal handle assembly, and a distal clip assembly removably connected to a distal end of the catheter body. The distal clip assembly includes a distal clip housing, a jaw assembly and a jaw adapter yoke. The jaw assembly has a pair of ...