US Patent Issued to Touchstone International Medical Science on Sept. 30 for "Cartridge assembly and surgical stapler" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,877, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Touchstone International Medical Science Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China).

"Cartridge assembly and surgical stapler" was invented by Teng Shan (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge assembly and a surgical stapler are provided. The cartridge assembly includes: a staple strip including a staple strip body; a support member; a cartridge cover including a second surface arranged relative to the first surface of the staple strip body, wherein a first gap is formed between the first surface of the staple strip body and the second surface of the cartridge cover; a firing member including...