ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,666, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Probes for surgical access system" was invented by Steven F. Krause (Oakland, N.J.), Spencer Popejoy (Ringwood, N.J.), Heesang Samuel Lee (Montvale, N.J.), Douglas G. Pedrick (Newburgh, N.Y.) and Nathaniel G. Magee (Hoboken, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a probe for use in minimally invasive surgery. The probe includes a shaft and a tip extending from the shaft. The tip includes a bulbous shape with a smooth and rounded outer surface. In some embodiments, the shaft is separat...