ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,774, issued on April 22, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Clip applier with stabilizing member" was invented by Salvatore Castro (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip applier may be configured to apply a surgical clip. The clip applier may include first and second jaw members configured to engage the surgical clip, an actuating member configured to pivot at least one of the first and second jaw members between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and a stabilizing member configured to engage the surgical clip. The stabilizing member may be configured to move longitudinally with re...