ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,029, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).
"Particulate collector covers" was invented by Gregory J. Bakos (Mason, Ohio), Devanathan Raghavan (Mason, Ohio), Karl W. Mueller (Cincinnati), Steve L. Slader (Liberty Township, Ohio), Thomas W. Lytle (Liberty Township, Ohio) and Harry Payne (Loveland, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology includes a surgical instrument that may include a hollow housing, a trigger, and a particulate skirt. The hollow housing may include a first shell and a second shell that form an actuating mechanism space therebetween. The hollow housing may...