ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,067, issued on April 7, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Rotary stitching device" was invented by Jacob C. Baril (Norwalk, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stitching device includes an end effector having first and second jaw members and first and second pins, a stationary cam, and a rotary cam. The first pin is supported on the first jaw member and the second pin is supported on the second jaw member. The stationary cam defines a first cam slot, and the rotary cam defines a second cam slot. The first and second cam slots receive the first and second pins and are configured to releasably secure one of the first ...