ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,883, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Uterine manipulator control with presentation of critical structures" was invented by Charles J. Scheib (Loveland, Ohio), Matthew Vargas (San Francisco) and Clinton Denlinger (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a uterine manipulator having a shaft. The uterine manipulator is coupled with the robotic arm. An imaging instrument is operable to provide an image of an exterior of the uterus of the patient. A console includes a display screen and is configured to provide a view from the imaging instrument of the exterior of the uter...