ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,085, issued on June 3.
"Self-knotting suture device" was invented by Luis Izquierdo (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-knotting suture device includes a base configured for contact with a living tissue, and the base includes an opening for passage of a suture material. A knotting mechanism includes a finger configured to receive an end of the suture material, and a grabber arranged substantially transverse to the suture material in a path to the finger. The grabber is configured to rotate so as to twist the suture material into one or more intertwined loops. A tensioner is configured to adjust a tension of the s...