US Patent Issued to B. Braun Surgical on Sept. 16 for "Wound closure device" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,763, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to B. Braun Surgical S.A. (Rubi, Spain).

"Wound closure device" was invented by Elena Diaz (Rubi, Spain), Volker Friedrich (Rubi, Spain), Lutz Funk (Rubi, Spain), Mireia Gracia (Rubi, Spain), Yolanda Marquez (Rubi, Spain) and Pau Turon Dols (Rubi, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound closure device, in particular a surgical suture, includes an elongated body and projections protruding from the elongated body. Each of the projections is in the shape of a fin-like angular anchoring element having a lower base part with a base length, an upper top part, and a height. The anchoring elements ...