ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,366, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Conmed Corp. (Largo, Fla.).
"Disposable arthroscopic suture cutting device" was invented by Peter Miller (Largo, Fla.) and Andrew Muser (St. Pete Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suture cutter that can easily load and retain a tensioned or un-tensioned in place for cutting. The cutter has a handle with a an integral lever and a shaft is coupled to and extending from the handle. A tip has a cutting channel with a cradle for entrapping a suture prior to cutting. A piston in the handle drives a blade pusher to cut the suture in response to movement of the lever. A guide assembly in the...