ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,898, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Small diameter linear surgical stapling apparatus" was invented by Justin P. Williams (Southbury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical stapling apparatus includes a housing assembly and an adapter assembly defining a longitudinal axis and selectively attachable to the housing assembly. The adapter assembly supports an end effector including an anvil assembly, a cartridge assembly, and a spring lock. The cartridge assembly supports a plurality of fasteners and a sled that is movable through the cartridge assembly to fire the plurality of fasteners. The s...