ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,431, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"Cut and seal instrument" was invented by Salvatore J. Brogna (Los Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical system including a cartridge having a first tissue sealing electrode and a surgical instrument including a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw comprises a second tissue sealing electrode facing the second jaw, and wherein the second jaw is configured to removably receive the cartridge in a position where the first tissue sealing electrode is opposite the second tissue sealing electrode. The surgical system ...