US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Oct. 7 for "Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member" (Ohio, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,631, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member" was invented by William B. Weisenburgh II (Maineville, Ohio), Barry C. Worrell (Maineville, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Messerly (Cincinnati), Kristen L D'Uva (Cincinnati), Craig N. Faller (Batavia, Ohio), John B. Schulte (West Chester, Ohio), Kristen G. Denzinger (Cincinnati), Joseph E. Hollo (Liberty Township, Ohio), Jason R. Sullivan (Morrow, Ohio), Brian D. Black (Loveland, Ohio), Frederick L. Estera (Cincinnati), Stephen M. Leuck (Milford, Ohio), Tylor C. Muhlenkamp (Cincinnati), Gregory A. Trees (Loveland, Ohio) and Gregory W. Johnson (Minn...