US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on June 24 for "Fastening devices and related methods of use" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,712, issued on June 24, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Fastening devices and related methods of use" was invented by Ryan Evers (Billerica, Mass.), Michael S. H. Chu (Brookline, Mass.), Paul Smith (Smithfield, R.I.) and Narunn Suon (Lawrence, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device, comprising a fastening assembly, wherein the fastening assembly includes an adapter defining an opening therethrough, a fastener releasably coupled to the adapter, wherein the fastener includes at least two jaws pivotable relative to one another, the fastener having a first configuration wherein the jaws...