ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,088, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to HeartStitch Inc. (Fountain Valley, Calif.).
"Suturing systems and methods for suturing body tissue" was invented by Anthony A. Nobles (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suturing apparatuses can be configured to suture biological tissue, such as an anatomical valve. The suturing apparatuses can include a suturing device having an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more tissue grasping arms, and a handle with actuators. The suturing device can further include at least two needles. One of the tissue grasping arms can have at least two suture mount...