US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on July 1 for "Multi-layer clamp arm pad for enhanced versatility and performance of a surgical device" (Ohio, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,063, issued on July 1, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Multi-layer clamp arm pad for enhanced versatility and performance of a surgical device" was invented by Jacob S. Gee (Cincinnati), Michael A. Keenan (Cincinnati), Joshua D. Raker (Waynesville, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Messerly (Cincinnati), Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Geoffrey S. Strobl (Williamsburg, Ohio), Joseph S. Salguero (North Plainfield, N.J.) and Wei Guo (Mason, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end-effector configured to grasp tissue is disclosed herein. The end-effector includes an ultrasonic blade configured to transfer ultra...