ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,371, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to National Cancer Center (Tokyo) and OLYMPUS Corp. (Tokyo).
"Medical stapler" was invented by Takashi Nakamura (Hachioji, Japan), Hiroyuki Takayama (Hachioji, Japan), Satoru Nonaka (Tokyo), Ichiro Oda (Tokyo) and Seiichiro Abe (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical stapler includes an attachment-detachment portion attached to a distal-end portion of an endoscope and including an opening from which an objective lens of the endoscope is exposed; and a grasping portion attached to the attachment-detachment portion and including a first grasping portion and a second grasping portion connecte...