ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,367, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Surgical clip and clip applier" was invented by Carson J. Shellenberger (Cary, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue ligation assembly may include a surgical clip and a clip applier. The clip applier may include a first jaw member and a second jaw member for closing and/or latching the surgical clip onto tissue. The surgical clip may be loaded in the clip applier and include first and second leg members for ligating tissue. The first leg member may include a first proximal portion, a first distal portion, a first inner surface, and a first oute...