US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Oct. 28 for "Layer of material for a surgical end effector" (Ohio, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,557, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Layer of material for a surgical end effector" was invented by Chester O. Baxter III (Loveland, Ohio), Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Charles J. Scheib (Loveland, Ohio), Christopher W. Widenhouse (Clarksville, Ohio), William B. Weisenburgh II (Maineville, Ohio), John L. Stammen (Cincinnati), Mark H. Ransick (West Chester, Ohio), Stephanie A. Mutchler (Loveland, Ohio), Gary W. Knight (Lebanon, Ohio), Michael S. Cropper (Edgewood, Ky.), Sean P. Conlon (Loveland, Ohio) and Jeffrey S. Swayze (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...