US Patent Issued to MUB Medical Solutions AS on April 15 for "Suture member, suturing needle and suturing device" (Norwegian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,432, issued on April 15, was assigned to MUB Medical Solutions AS (Skien, Norway).

"Suture member, suturing needle and suturing device" was invented by Ubbat Ocak (Porsgrunn, Norway), Erik Pavels Petersen (Porsgrunn, Norway) and Martin W. Ronningen (Porsgrunn, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interrupted suture member comprises a flexible elongate member, having a first end and an opposite second end, and one or more detents configured for anchoring the suture member in soft tissue. The second end comprises a movable locking member, whereby a force exerted on the tissue may be adjusted by moving the locking member along at lea...