US Patent Issued to EnVision Endoscopy on July 8 for "Endoscopic suturing device with circular needle" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,897, issued on July 8, was assigned to EnVision Endoscopy Inc. (Somerville, Mass.).

"Endoscopic suturing device with circular needle" was invented by Isaac Ostrovsky (Wellesley, Mass.) and Azadeh Khanicheh (Somerville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of suturing provides an endoscopic suture system. The endoscopic suture system has a needle coupled with a suture. The needle is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction. The system has a cable configured to move in a first direction and a second direction. The cable and the needle are configured to movably couple and uncouple. When the cable and the needle are c...