US Patent Issued to MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS on Nov. 25 for "Surgical instrument for robotic surgery" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,398, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Surgical instrument for robotic surgery" was invented by Giorgio Lazzari (Pisa, Italy), Massimiliano Simi (Pisa, Italy) and Nicola Pineschi (Pisa, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A needle-holder/cutter type surgical instrument includes an articulated end-effector including a support structure including two prongs, a first tip link having an elongated body including an integral first proximal attachment root, a first distal free end and a first gripping surface therebetween. A second tip link has an elongated body including an integral seco...