ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,346, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"Staple instrument" was invented by Wesley Reed (Libertyville, Ill.), Natan Pheil (Highland Park, Ill.), Dinesh Koka (Winter Park, Fla.), Samuel Nader (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Scott Goldstein (Deerfield, Fla.) and Ryan Niver (Glenview, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A staple instrument includes a staple holder comprising a pair of jaws, a drive shaft, a rotational handle, and a coupling to convert rotational motion of the handle into axial advancement of the shaft. A distal end of the shaft cooperates with the staple holder to cause three-point ben...