ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,770, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Articulation assembly for a surgical device" was invented by Lan Chang (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical device includes an elongate body, a tool assembly supported on the elongate body for articulation, and an articulating mechanism for selectively articulating the tool assembly in relation to the elongate body. The articulation mechanism includes an articulation lever and a pair of locking assemblies. The articulation lever is movable to articulate the tool assembly in relation to the elongate body about an articulation axis. The locking as...