ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,124, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).
"Surgical stapler sled assembly" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Adam D. Hensel (Blue Ash, Ohio), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio) and Chad P. Boudreaux (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical device having at least one rotary input screw in the end effector is provided. A rotary input screw can extend through a central longitudinal portion of the end effector. The end effector can include an improved closure system, firing systems, leveraging and alignment features between the staple cartridge and the surgical...