ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,244, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Tissue manipulation device" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue manipulation device includes an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of a shaft portion, the end effector assembly including a tissue engaging assembly having first and second tissue engaging arms that each include a first arm segment, a second arm segment, and a third arm segment that are coupled by living hinges. When an adjustment member coupled to the end effector assembly is displaced from a first position to a second position, the...