ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,109, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Devices and methods for suturing tissue" was invented by Shaun D. Comee (Fiskdale, Mass.), Peter L Dayton (Brookline, Mass.), Ethan Miller (Ashland, Mass.) and James J. Scutti (Norwell, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to devices and methods for treating a tissue defect, for example, by suturing. In some embodiments, a suturing device may include an elongate member having a working channel, a suture channel, and a suture arm extending from the elongate member. The suturing device may further includ...