ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,606, issued on June 10, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Seal assemblies for surgical access assemblies" was invented by Roy J. Pilletere (North Haven, Conn.), Jason T. Mickus (Avon, Conn.), Nicolette R. Lapierre (Windsor Locks, Conn.), Matthew A. Dinino (Newington, Conn.) and Eric L. Brown (Madison, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Access assemblies include an instrument valve housing and a valve assembly disposed within the cavity of the instrument valve housing. The valve assembly includes a guard assembly, and a seal assembly disposed distal of the guard assembly. The seal assembly includes a support member in...