US Patent Issued to Edwards Lifesciences on Sept. 8 for "Suture clip deployment devices with suture tensioning systems" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,878, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Suture clip deployment devices with suture tensioning systems" was invented by Jason Thai Le (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Manouchehr A. Miraki (Laguna Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices and methods for deploying securement devices onto sutures with precise and consistent tension levels in the sutures. Devices can include a handle portion having a trigger and a suture tensioning mechanism, and a shaft portion extending distally from the handle portion with at least one suture securement device positioned at a distal end ...