US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on June 24 for "Continuous use self-propelled stapling instrument" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,705, issued on June 24, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Continuous use self-propelled stapling instrument" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), David C. Yates (Morrow, Ohio) and Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument for treating the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a housing including a handle, a housing frame comprising a housing connector, and a drive system comprising at least one electric motor. The surgical instrument further comprises a shaft assembly releasably assembled to the housing including ...