ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,549, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Device and method for unlatching a surgical clip" was invented by Jessica Boyers (Morrisville, N.C.) and Jessie Delgado (Durham, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed a method and device for unlatching a clip. The clip may have first and second leg members, the first leg member having a hook member and the second leg member having a tip member restrained by the hook member in the latched configuration. The method may include receiving the clip between first and second jaw members of a device and engaging the hook membe...