ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,574, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Bloomington, Ind.).
"Locking forceps" was invented by Kenneth C. Kennedy II (Clemmons, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A forceps may include: a housing defining an internal passageway and a longitudinal axis extending between proximal and distal ends of the housing; a first jaw and a second jaw each slidably and pivotably connected to the housing, where the first and second jaws have an open configuration and a closed configuration; a first connection member having a first end pivotably connected to the first jaw; a second connection member having a first end pi...