US Patent Issued to LSI Solutions on Feb. 10 for "Suturing device for minimally invasive surgery and needles and methods thereof" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,061, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).

"Suturing device for minimally invasive surgery and needles and methods thereof" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.) and Matthew R. Wrona (Fairport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suturing device for minimally invasive surgery is disclosed. The suturing device has a head defining one or more ferrule holders and a tissue bite area. The device also has a first needle comprising a flywheel portion and one or more curved arms extending from the flywheel portion, each of the one or more curved arms comprising a ferrule engaging tip, wherein the f...