ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,098, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Rotation Medical Inc..

"Medical implant delivery system and related methods" was invented by Thomas A. Westling (Orono, Minn.), Nathaniel Zenz-Olson (Blaine, Minn.) and Nathaniel Tran (Lakeville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener delivery tool may comprise a sheath assembly having at least one position retention member proximate a distal end of the sheath assembly, and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the sheath assembly, the handle assembly comprising a housing, a trigger handle, and an insert connector. An external force applied to the trigger handle may cause disp...