ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,906, issued on July 29, was assigned to cLoc Medical Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Suture fastener and delivery device" was invented by Aashiish Agnihotri (Maple Grove, Minn.), Damian Jelich (Cottage Grove, Minn.), Jeffrey Sandstrom (Scandia, Minn.) and Trevor Laughlin (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture fastener delivery device includes a handle, a fastener delivery end comprising a suture fastener and crimping jaws, and a shaft extending between the handle and the fastener delivery end. The shaft comprises a rail, a plurality of reserve suture fasteners, a side suture slot positioned on a side of the shaft to allow t...