US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on June 10 for "Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length" (Ohio, Kentucky, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,602, issued on June 10, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length" was invented by Foster B. Stulen (Johns Island, S.C.), Kevin L. Houser (Springboro, Ohio), Vincent P. Battaglia Jr. (Lebanon, Ohio) and Brian D. Bertke (Ft. Thomas, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument is disclosed including a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis at a predetermined frequency and an ultrasonic blade extending along the longitudinal axis coupled to the transducer. The ultrasonic blade includes a body having a proximal end and a ...