ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,089, issued on June 3.
"Endoscopic stapler and staple remover" was invented by Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh (La Jolla, Calif.), Rebeca Cardenas (Santa Ana, Calif.), Anne Edquilang (San Diego), Wei Te Ha (West Covina, Calif.) and Adam Lin (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an endoscopic stapler that can be operated through the small working channel of a laryngoscope, other rigid endoscope, or a natural orifice to safely and effectively connect tissues permanently or semi-permanently. The endoscopic stapler apparatus includes a handle including a trigger, an outer shaft coupled to the handle, and an inner shaft with...