ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,156, issued on May 20, was assigned to KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG (Tuttlingen, Germany).
"Medical instrument" was invented by Jochen Stefan (Tuttlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a medical instrument having a hollow shaft, whose proximal end can be connected to an operating unit and having a tool tip arranged at the distal end of the shaft having a tool arranged at the distal end of the tool tip, wherein the tool has two jaw parts, which can be pivoted relative to one another and wherein the jaw parts are pivoted via actuating elements, which are mounted so as to be axially displaceable in the shaft ...