US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Aug. 5 for "Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,917, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio) and David C. Yates (Morrow, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end comprising a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises obtaining a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end comprising a ...