ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,305, issued on July 15.
"Device and method for assisting selection of surgical staple height" was invented by Chul Hi Park (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression gauge cartridge for use mounted in a cartridge jaw member of a surgical compression gauge instrument to compress tissue to a predetermined thickness and measure reactionary load therefrom comprises: a cartridge body configured to be releasably mounted in the cartridge jaw member; a force gauge assembly comprising a force transducer and a compression head supported by the cartridge jaw member. The compression head is configured and disposed to be abl...