US Patent Issued to APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY on Sept. 9 for "Magnetic suture loop comprising a suture magnet, a bifurcated suture, and a cartridge tube" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,913, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (Brecksville, Ohio).

"Magnetic suture loop comprising a suture magnet, a bifurcated suture, and a cartridge tube" was invented by Grant Wesley Phillips (Richfield, Ohio), Steven Alfred Soeder (North Royalton, Ohio) and George J. Picha (Brecksville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic suture loop comprising a suture magnet, a bifurcated suture, and a cartridge tube is disclosed. The bifurcated suture extends from the suture magnet and forms a suture loop. The cartridge tube comprises a cartridge tube proximal end, a cartridge tube distal end, and a car...