ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,706, issued on June 24, was assigned to TOUCHSTONE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Co. LTD. (Suzhou, China).
"Articulation mechanism and surgical stapler" was invented by Shuicheng Ding (Suzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are an articulation mechanism and a surgical stapler. The articulation mechanism includes: a gear assembly including a driving gear and at least one driven gear. The driving gear includes a first teeth portion, and the driven gear includes a second teeth portion engaged with the first teeth portion and a first mating portion; at least one articulation rod including a second mating portion and an ar...