ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,375, issued on July 8.
"Ligation assembly and method for using the same" was invented by Brian Kuperus (Hopkins, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ligation assembly having a locking head, an elongated strap body, wherein the elongated strap body includes a bottom surface that is free from ratchet teeth, and wherein the elongated strap body is spaced apart from the locking head, and a coupling member, wherein the coupling member is connected to and disposed between the locking head and the elongated strap body, and wherein the coupling member is fabricated from an elastomeric material."
The patent was filed on Feb. 28, 2023, unde...