ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,402, issued on June 17, was assigned to LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Grasper with magnetically-controlled positioning" was invented by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro (San Francisco), Ruth Beeby (Mountain View, Calif.), Steve Brunell (Fremont, Calif.) and Mariel Fabro (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described here are devices, systems, and methods for providing remote traction to tissue. Generally, the systems may include a grasper and a delivery device configured to releasably couple to the grasper. The grasper may have a first jaw and a second jaw and a main body having a barrel portion. Th...