ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,875, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Spinal annulotomy closure sewing device" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.) and John F. Hammond (Canandaigua, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes a selection lever pivotably coupled to a housing, a shaft coupled to the housing, and a distal end assembly coupled to the shaft. When the selection lever is in a first position and an actuation lever is pivoted from a first position to a second position, a tip of the first needle extends from a first position across a first tissue bite area to a second position in which the tip is d...