ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,400, issued on March 3, was assigned to Tyber Medical LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).
"Staple inserter with push-button release" was invented by John Abraham Perryman (Columbia, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple inserter provides a member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate body extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The body has a cavity at the distal end. A slider is slidingly disposed on the body and includes a distal lip covering the cavity when in a locked position. The lip exposes the cavity when in an unlocked position. A staple is retained in the cavity."
The patent was filed on Jan. 17, 20...