ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,372, issued on Nov. 25, 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 Peter Nielsen (Ridgefield, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical fastener applier having a housing containing a compartment therein, an elongated member extending distally from the housing and first and second jaws. A firing mechanism is positioned within the housing movable to a second position to effect firing of fasteners. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having one ...