ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,719, issued on June 24, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC (Portage, Mich.).
"Powered surgical handpiece system" was invented by Thomas Burke (Claremorris, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powered surgical handpiece system including a cutting accessory having a shaft extending along an axis and having a distal tissue working member and a proximal section. The proximal section includes retention features and a flat. The system includes a drive shaft having a bore for receiving the proximal section of the cutting accessory. A collet attached to the drive shaft includes a base, a leg, and a foot. The collet...