US Patent Issued to Covidien on June 17 for "Handheld electromechanical surgical system" (Connecticut, Pennsylvania, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,378, issued on June 17, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Handheld electromechanical surgical system" was invented by Patrick Mozdzierz (Glastonbury, Conn.), Anthony Sgroi Jr. (Southbury, Conn.), James P. Delbo (Danville, Pa.), Charles R. Kollar (Washington), John J. Hryb IV (Southington, Conn.), Scott G. Firth (Guilford, Conn.), David E. Valentine Jr. (Hamden, Conn.), Paul D. Richard (Shelton, Conn.), Stephen R. Paul (Burlington, Conn.), Steven H. Joyce (Durham, Conn.), Haley E. Strassner (Hamden, Conn.), Alexander J. Hart (Tolland, Conn.) and Joseph Eisinger (Northford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld...