US Patent Issued to Korea University Research and Business Foundation on Sept. 30 for "Endoscopic suturing device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,873, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Korea University Research and Business Foundation (Seoul, South Korea).

"Endoscopic suturing device" was invented by Yongnam Song (Seoul, South Korea), Yoonjin Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Dokwan Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Daehie Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Hoon Jai Chun (Seoul, South Korea), Bora Keum (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyuk Soon Choi (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an endoscope suturing device and, more specifically, to an endoscopic suturing device capable of suturing a range of incisions by using an endoscope. According to the present i...