ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,758, issued on March 24, was assigned to SILIENT SURGICAL INC. (St. Louis).
"Surgical noise-limiting device" was invented by Joshua David Adams (Webster Groves, Mo.), Yuping Derek Li (St. Louis) and Eric Leuthardt (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A noise-reducing attachment for a surgical suction device having a valve operable by a finger. The attachment includes an airflow redirecting portion configured to overlay at least a portion of the valve; and at least one clip fixing portion configured to removably attach to a valve-housing portion of the surgical suction device. The airflow redirecting portion includes an opening ...