ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,610, issued on May 13, was assigned to Reach Surgical Inc. (Tianjin, China).
"Ultrasonic surgical instrument" was invented by Lily Swearingen (Clarksville, Ohio) and Jean Beaupre (Alexandria, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ultrasonic surgical instrument having a handle assembly, a waveguide extending distally from handle assembly, an end-effector at distal end of the waveguide, and a clamp assembly removably mounted to the handle assembly. The clamp assembly includes a pivotally mounted clamp arm for pivotal movement with respect to the end effector, and is removably mounted to the handle assembly by axially aligned first and sec...