ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,087, issued on Dec. 16.
"Ultrasonic surgical device" was invented by Sudhir Prem Srivastava (Gurugram, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic surgical device comprising of a proximal end and a distal end to be used in a robotic surgical system. The distal end comprises of a first jaw with an ultrasound transducer array and a second jaw with either a reflecting surface or an ultrasound transducer array. The distal end is configured to grasp a blood vessel or a living tissue. The proximal end is configured to apply a drive signal to the ultrasound transducer array. A plurality of rotary joints is connected at the distal end...