ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,405, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL LLC (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Asymmetric clip applier and cartridge" was invented by Jessica Boyers (Morrisville, N.C.) and Alexandria De Jong (Fuquay Varina, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip applier may include: a first jaw member for engaging a first leg member of a surgical clip; and a second jaw member for engaging a second leg member of the surgical clip. At least one of the first jaw member and the second jaw member is asymmetric about a medial plane of the clip applier. A clip cartridge may include: a base having a first axis and a second axis, the second axis bein...