US Patent Issued to Gyrus ACMI on Aug. 11 for "Uterine manipulator with neutral return electrode" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,477, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).

"Uterine manipulator with neutral return electrode" was invented by Judy L. Walish (Boston) and Dennis G. Lamser (Marlborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A uterine manipulator including an elongate shaft having a distal portion configured to be inserted into a uterus through a lumen of a cervix, and a return electrode coupled to the elongate shaft. The return electrode is configured to be electrically coupled to an electrosurgical generator."

The patent was filed on April 18, 2024, under Application No. 18/639,049.

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