US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on July 29 for "Surgical stapler buttress with variable length feature" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,913, issued on July 29, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Surgical stapler buttress with variable length feature" was invented by Heather Strang (West Chester, Ohio), Jordan B. Wong (Cincinnati), Michael J. Vendely (Lebanon, Ohio) and Christopher J. Hess (Blue Ash, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly includes an applicator, which includes a housing defining a gap configured to receive an end effector jaw of a surgical stapler. The applicator also includes a platform positioned within the gap. The assembly also includes a buttress assembly having a first length and positioned on the platform. Th...