US Patent Issued to Ergosurgical Group on June 16 for "Needle drivers and methods of manufacture and use thereof" (Puerto Rico Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,525, issued on June 16, was assigned to Ergosurgical Group Corp. (Puerto Rico).

"Needle drivers and methods of manufacture and use thereof" was invented by Luis Jose Almodovar (San Juan, Puerto Rico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A needle driver can include a first jaw hosting a first shaft and a second jaw hosting a second shaft. The first shaft hosts a first roller and a first set of teeth. The second shaft hosts a second roller and a second set of teeth. The second jaw moves relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position. The first set of teeth meshes with the second set of teeth when the second jaw is in...