ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,257, issued on May 6, was assigned to REVMEDICA INC. (Middletown, Conn.).

"Surgical clip applier with removable power pack" was invented by Thomas G. Wenchell Jr. (Durham, Conn.) and C. Robert Satti III (Westbrook, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical clip applier having a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, and first and second jaws configured to close a clip. An advancer is positioned within the housing movable between a first retracted position and a second advanced position, wherein in the second position, the advancer effects closing of the jaws to close the clip....