ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,292, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Minimally invasive surgical device for vessel harvesting" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A length indicator for use with a minimally invasive surgical device for vessel harvesting includes a shaft that extends along a shaft axis, and a tether is disposed at a first end of the shaft, the tether being configured to be coupled to the minimally invasive surgical device. A plurality of reference tabs extend from the shaft, and each of the plurality of reference tabs extend along a tab axis. A first distance along the ...