ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,665, issued on June 17, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Surgical instrument with electrical connection" was invented by Andriy Buyda (Northford, Conn.), David M. Chowaniec (Rocky Hill, Conn.), Xingrui Chen (Glastonbury, Conn.), Brian J. Creston (Madison, Conn.) and Saumya Banerjee (Southington, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongated portion, and a loading unit. The elongated portion extends distally from the housing, defines a longitudinal axis, and includes an electrical contact. The loading unit is configured to releasably engage the elongated portion. The loadin...