US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on March 18 for "Lockout arrangements for surgical instruments" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,105, issued on March 18, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Lockout arrangements for surgical instruments" was invented by Darryl A. Parks (Mason, Ohio), Scott A. Jenkins (Mason, Ohio), Jeffery D. Bruns (Cincinnati) and Jason M. Rector (Maineville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument including a first jaw that is configured to support a staple cartridge therein. An axially movable firing member is configured to move between a beginning position and an ending position by a first flexible drive member and a second flexible drive member. A firing member lock is configured to prevent the ...