US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on Jan. 13 for "Staple and staple-forming pocket arrangements for surgical staplers" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,112, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Staple and staple-forming pocket arrangements for surgical staplers" was invented by Brian D. Schings (Maineville, Ohio) and Andreas N. Ward (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a stapling assembly and an anvil. The stapling assembly includes first and second staples. Each of the first and second staples include first legs. The anvil together with the stapling assembly is configured to clamp tissue of a patient. The anvil includes a first staple forming pocket that is configured to transition the first legs of the first a...