ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,364, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles).
"Tool for hemostasis and tissue approximation" was invented by David Goldenberg (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods for safely and effectively deploying a hemoclip onto a patient's desired target using a combined hemoclip and endoscopic system. For instance, disclosed is an endoscope that includes a lumen for a hemoclip of the present disclosure to pass through. Additionally, disclosed are hemoclips that are configured to be in a compressed position until the hemoclip is deployed out of an endoscope where it open...