ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,806, issued on April 22, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Compact jaw including split pivot pin" was invented by Peter M. Mueller (Frederick, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end effector assembly for use with a forceps includes a pair of jaw members, a knife assembly, and one or more cam assemblies. One or more of the jaw members are moveable relative to the other about a pivot between open and closed positions. One or more of the jaw members include a knife channel. The pivot includes first and second sections defining a passage therebetween. The knife assembly includes a knife blade and an actuation shaft. Th...