ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,818, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to REVMEDICA INC. (Middletown, Conn.).
"Surgical stapler with removable power pack" was invented by C. Robert Satti III (Westbrook, Conn.), Thomas G. Wenchell Jr. (Durham, Conn.) and Jeffrey M. Ott (New Haven, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism positioned within the housing. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first...