US Patent Issued to Medos International Sarl on Feb. 18 for "Coupling devices for surgical instruments and related methods" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,085, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Medos International Sarl (Le Locle, Switzerland).

"Coupling devices for surgical instruments and related methods" was invented by Daniela Wehrli (Wangen bei Olten, Switzerland) and Philippe Lindenmann (Basel, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coupling devices and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for coupling a surgical instrument to a navigation array or other component. The coupling device can reduce or eliminate movement between the instrument and the navigation array, improving navigation precision. The coupling device can be quick and easy to use, reducing or eliminating...