ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,258, issued on May 6.
"Stapler apparatus and methods for use" was invented by Dinesh Vyas (Elk Grove, Calif.), Anoushka Vyas (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Stephane M. Gobron (San Marino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure, such as a laparoscopic appendectomy or tubal ligation, using a stapler apparatus including a handle portion including a shaft include proximal and distal ends, an end effector attached to the distal end of the shaft of the handle carrying one or more staples, and an imaging sleeve carried on the shaft. For example, the end effector may include first...