US Patent Issued to CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC) on Oct. 28 for "Trocar instrument and auxiliary device therefor" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,578, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (Daejeon, South Korea) and THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC) (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Trocar instrument and auxiliary device therefor" was invented by Joo-Hak Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Sang-Ha Oh (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An auxiliary device for use in a trocar instrument, including a trocar needle having a fastening groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The auxiliary device includes: a body into which at least a portion of the trocar needle is inserted; and a hook ...