ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,068, issued on July 1, was assigned to GYRUS ACMI INC. (Bartlett, Tenn.).

"Electrosurgical instrument" was invented by Lewis Jones (Cardiff, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical instrument includes a handle including an actuating mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, and a pair of opposing first and second jaw members. A first sealing electrode is located on an inner surface of the first jaw member, and a second sealing electrode is located on an inner surface of the second jaw member. A plurality of stop members are longitudinally disposed on one or both of the inner surfaces of ...