US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Sept. 8 for "Accessory for arranging a surgical instrument within a cannula shaft" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,915, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Accessory for arranging a surgical instrument within a cannula shaft" was invented by Richard John Boyes (Auckland, New Zealand), Zach Jonathan Warner (Auckland, New Zealand) and Benjamin Elliot Hardinge Pegman (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Accessory 10 for arranging a surgical instrument 12 within a cannula shaft 14. The accessory 10 includes a body 11 defining a bore 16 configured to receive and position the instrument 12, such that arranging the instrument 12 within the bore 16 defines at least one first flow p...