ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,111, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to DURASTAT LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Suturing device" was invented by Jens Johnson (Austin, Texas), Adam Azzara (Austin, Texas) and Kevin T. Foley (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suturing device includes a cannula, a needle pusher, a shuttle, a primer, a spring, and a button. The cannula includes a needle compartment defining a needle passage terminating in a distal opening. The needle pusher is provided in the cannula. The shuttle connects with the needle pusher. Movement of the shuttle results in movement of the needle pusher. The spring is positioned between and connected with the...