ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,674, issued on June 16, was assigned to SHANGHAI NEWMED MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Tissue clamping devices" was invented by Zhenxin Xiao (Shanghai), Qifeng Yu (Shanghai) and Tao Qin (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue clamping device including a clamp, a first connector, a second connector, and a clip is provided. The clamp may include a supporting unit, a first interior clamping arm, a first exterior clamping arm, a second interior clamping arm, and a second exterior clamping arm. The supporting unit may be connected to the first interior clamping arm, the first exterior clamping arm, the second interior clamping ar...