US Patent Issued to Neuro Fine on Aug. 11 for "Vessel closure devices and methods" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,403, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Neuro Fine Corp. (Miramar, Fla.).

"Vessel closure devices and methods" was invented by Quinton Wiebe (Davie, Fla.), Brad D. Aurilia (Coral Springs, Fla.), Nicholas Shattuck (Lauderhill, Fla.) and Daniel Sablyak (Sunrise, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vessel closure device comprising a proximal end includes a first actuator, a distal end including a suturing mechanism, and first and second needles associated with the suturing mechanism. At least one of the first and second needles is coupled to the first actuator. The suturing mechanism is activated within the vessel through an opening i...