ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,554, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Utilizing local firing parameters to initiate motor control adjustments in surgical systems" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio), Taylor W. Aronhalt (Loveland, Ohio) and Shane R. Adams (Lebanon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector, a firing member movable from an unfired position toward a fired position during a firing stroke, a firing system comprising a motor, and a control system. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw...