US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on Nov. 25 for "Intelligent anvil insert for linear surgical stapler" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,374, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Intelligent anvil insert for linear surgical stapler" was invented by Brian D. Schings (Maineville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical stapler includes an elongate cartridge channel, an anvil assembly, a clamp member and a deflection sensor. The elongate cartridge channel includes a proximal frame portion and a distal jaw portion. The distal jaw portion is configured to releasably receive a staple cartridge. The anvil assembly includes an elongate anvil channel and an anvil insert. The elongate anvil channel includes a proximal frame por...