ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,354, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).
"Staple cartridge comprising a seating cam" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio), Chester O. Baxter III (Loveland, Ohio) and Michael J. Stokes (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A replaceable staple cartridge is disclosed which is seatable in a jaw of a surgical stapling instrument. If the staple cartridge is not fully seated in the jaw, the closure of the surgical stapling instrument will fully seat the staple cartridge."
The patent was filed on Jan. 25, 2024, under Application No. 18/422,...