ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,157, issued on May 20, was assigned to LIVSMED INC. (Seongnam-si, South Korea).
"Surgical instrument" was invented by Jung Joo Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Heejin Kim (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Dongkyu Jang (Seongnam-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument is capable of being operated manually or automatically for use in laparoscopic surgery or various surgeries and includes a locking device capable of locking and/or unlocking at least one operation."
The patent was filed on May 14, 2024, under Application No. 18/663,924.
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