ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,131, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).
"Forceps jaw activation" was invented by Bruce Behymer (Grant, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A forceps having an outer tube extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion and defining a longitudinal axis. A reciprocating inner tube can be located within the outer tube and extend along the longitudinal axis. A stationary jaw can be coupled to the distal portion of the outer tube and a moving jaw can be pivotably moveable relative to the stationary jaw. The moving jaw can be engaged with a portion of the reciprocating inner tube such that translat...