ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,530, issued on June 16, was assigned to KiriGenX Inc. (Phoenix).
"Staple and driver for tendon stapling apparatus" was invented by Theodore R. Kucklick (Scotts Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved surgical stapling apparatus for inserting a staple into a shoulder tendon or bone to treat a shoulder tendon tear. The surgical stapling apparatus also includes a surgical stapling assembly having a pointed driver having a housing and having a proximal and a distal end and at least one staple having a proximal end and a distal end that is loaded within the driver. The driver drives a staple through an augmentation patch...