ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,768, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).
"Staple cartridge electrical contacts" was invented by Jeffrey S. Swayze (West Chester, Ohio), Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio) and Andrew T. Beckman (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapler and surgical stapling systems are disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a cartridge body comprising a proximal end. A plurality of staples. A plurality of electrical contacts positioned at the proximal end of the cartridge body and electrically coupleable to the electrical connector upon...