US Patent Issued to GYRUS ACMI on May 26 for "Handle for a surgical instrument" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,070, issued on May 26, was assigned to GYRUS ACMI INC (Westborough, Mass.).

"Handle for a surgical instrument" was invented by Marno Nagtegaal (St Mellons, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument with a handle for a surgical instrument is provided, comprising a first arm and a second arm, wherein at least one of the arms being movable with respect to the other between an open and closed position. An end effector such as a pair of opposing jaws for grasping tissue may be disposed at the distal end of the two arms. At the proximal end of each arm is a finger loop, or some other suitable means for holding by th...