US Patent Issued to TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE on July 22 for "Closure drive mechanism and surgical stapler" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,474, issued on July 22, was assigned to TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Co. LTD. (Suzhou, China).

"Closure drive mechanism and surgical stapler" was invented by Shuicheng Ding (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure drive mechanism and a surgical stapler are provided, including: a linkage assembly including a first pivot portion and a second pivot portion, where the first pivot portion is configured to be pivotally connected to the instrument body, and the second pivot portion is configured to be located on a proximal side of the first pivot portion; a movable handle including a first mating portion; a closur...