US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS on June 2 for "Endoscopic purse string suture surgical device" (California, Connecticut, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,528, issued on June 2, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Endoscopic purse string suture surgical device" was invented by Paul Millman (San Jose, Calif.), William Burbank (Sandy Hook, Conn.), Nina Frankel (San Jose, Calif.) and Steven D. Wexner (Parkland, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical stapler for applying a suture to tissue includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to receive a cartridge. An actuation mechanism translates a drive member distally through the first and second jaws to apply staples to tissue such that a suture, in combination with the staples, forms a purse st...