ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,400, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CooperSurgical Inc. (Trumbull, Conn.).
"Distal tips of surgical tools and related methods" was invented by Ashley Holbrooks (New Haven, Conn.), Patrick N. Gutelius (Monroe, Conn.), Fabio Pinto (Stamford, Conn.) and Gary Helstern (Newtown, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distal tip of a surgical tool includes a tip body and an expandable member that extends around the tip body. The tip body defines an end portion that defines an attachment surface and an elongate member that is configured to be inserted within a tubular shaft of the surgical tool. The elongate member also defines a recessed...