ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,721, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).
"Movable suturing apparatus and method" was invented by Adam Lee Smith (Palm Desert, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for suturing a wound, incision, or other opening. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a roller mechanism configured to counter-rotatably support two generally-parallel rollers configured to engage therebetween a shaft of a helically-shaped needle, the needle having a point at a leading end, drawing a filament from a trailing end, and having a first helical ...