ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,569, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to New Wave Endo-Surgical Corp. (Cocnut Creek, Fla.).

"Multi-port closure device, corresponding suture material and mesh, a method for repairing and closing a fascial defect, and related devices and methods" was invented by Ricardo Alexander Gomez (Lighthouse Point, Fla.), Theo David Dienes (Coconut Creek, Fla.) and Luis David Suazo (Coconut Creek, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Multi-port Closure Device is provided for percutaneous insertion through a fascial port in a first arrangement and simultaneously providing a plurality of suture pathways extending longitudinally through the device ...