Patents
US 12678156 B2: Medical/veterinary suture crimp tool
- Granted
- 2026-07-14
- Filed
- 2023-08-28 application 18456634
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
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Abstract
A medical/veterinary suture crimp tool includes a stationary jaw at a distal end of a fixed shank and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length spaced fixed crimp members including at least first, second, and third crimp members and a moveable jaw at a distal end of a linearly driven crossbar and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length, spaced crimp members including at least fourth, fifth, and sixth crimp members opposing, respectively, the first, second, and third crimp members of the stationary jaw. An alignment fiduciary is associated with said fifth crimp member of the stationary jaw for alignment with an alignment fiduciary of a crimp tube. A first handle is connected to the fixed shank and a second handle is pivotably connected to the fixed shank and configured to drive the crossbar linearly with respect to the fixed shank to fully crimp the crimp tube.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 (ipgb20260714.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWI Veterinary Supply Co. 16 patents | US company or organization | Boise, ID | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC. SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Smith | Newburyport, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/0487 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-14 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, GRAHAM signed 2023-08-24 | MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO. BOISE, ID | 64733/243 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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