US Patent Issued to Smith & Nephew, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific on Sept. 15 for "Cannula with suture lock" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,733,923, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.), Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG (Zug, Switzerland) and Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).

"Cannula with suture lock" was invented by Dennis P. Colleran (North Attleboro, Mass.), Nehal N. Patel (Boston) and Timothy Young (Upton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cannula includes an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, a first surface configured for passage of a surgical instrument along the first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. A passageway extends ...