US Patent Issued to KARL STORZ on Sept. 16 for "Connecting device and monopolar cable for monopolar and bipolar operable surgical instruments, surgical instrument and surgical system" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,812, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to KARL STORZ SE & Co KG (Tuttlingen, Germany).

"Connecting device and monopolar cable for monopolar and bipolar operable surgical instruments, surgical instrument and surgical system" was invented by Daniel Karcher (Tuttlingen, Germany), Jochen Stefan (Tuttlingen, Germany) and Tobias Unger (Tuttlingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a connecting device and to a monopolar cable for surgical instruments operable in a monopolar and bipolar manner, especially for high-frequency surgery, and a corresponding surgical instrument and surgical system. An electric...