ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,567, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to DURASTAT LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Suturing device" was invented by Kevin Foley (Germantown, Tenn.), Adam Azzara (Austin, Texas) and Jens Johnson (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suturing device includes a cannula, a needle pusher, an actuator mechanism and a brace. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion includes a more proximal section, a needle compartment and a curved section. The more proximal section is located nearest the proximal portion of the cannula. The needle compartment defines a needle passage terminating in a terminal opening. ...