ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,889, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Surgical clip" was invented by David Lee Foshee (Apex, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical clip may include first and second leg members, each having inner surfaces. The inner surface of the first leg member may be concave and the inner surface of the second leg member may be convex. The surgical clip may include a first locking member positioned on a distal end portion of the first leg member, and a second locking member positioned on a distal end portion of the second leg member. The surgical clip may also include a third locking member...