ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,407, issued on July 15, was assigned to LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Grasper with magnetically-controlled positioning" was invented by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro (San Francisco) and Bryan Loomas (Los Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for providing remote traction to tissue may include a grasper and a control element. The grasper may have a first jaw, a second jaw, a main body, and a first magnetic element. The control element may include a second magnetic element. The first and second magnetic elements may attract the grasper to the control element such that th...