ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,535, issued on July 21, was assigned to ZSX MEDICAL LLC (Moorestown, N.J.).
"Applicator for wound closure device" was invented by Bryan Knodel (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Vincent Biondo (Flemington, N.J.), Kaylah Ruiz (Moorestown, N.J.), John Crombie (East Hanover, N.J.), Anthony Bellezza (Moorestown, N.J.) and Dan Mazzucco (Haddon Heights, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator for a wound closure device includes a proximal handle and a barrel extending from the handle. The barrel includes an elongate shaft, a slidable elongate actuator, and an elongate, slidable ejector rod. A jaw is pivotably attached to a distal end of the elo...