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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced that it has completed the internal design verification process for its proprietary Microcutter XPRESS(TM) 30 surgical cutting and stapling device necessary to apply the CE Mark to this product for commercial use in Europe. Cardica plans to initiate first-in-man use of the XPRESS 30 in selected European centers starting in July. "Our internal verification process is both rigorous and...
MINNEAPOLIS, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the Company a key patent for its proprietary INSORB® Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology. The allowed claims include comprehensive subject matter covering the method and apparatus of the INSORB Skin Closure technology. The Company also announced that it has received a notice of allowance of patent issuance from the USPTO relating to the absorbable...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company Patent No. 7,918,376 for its proprietary Microcutter(TM) technology. This patent relates to the articulation of a surgical stapler or endocutter. "The first patent covering our proprietary Microcutter technology to issue from a large portfolio of over 35 patent applications that have been filed in the U.S. and Europe...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced that an initial Microcutter(TM) surgical cutting and stapling device developed by Cardica has received CE Mark certification. As an integral part of the multi-step CE marking process, Cardica has obtained a Full Quality Assurance certification for its Microcutter design and manufacturing processes. With this certification, after successful completion of development, Cardica can apply the CE...
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance for another key patent application, "Mechanical Method and Apparatus for Tissue Fastening." The allowed claims include subject matter covering the method of the INSORB Skin Closure technology and specific stapler features. The Company has now sold over 500,000 INSORB® Absorbable Skin Staplers since its launch in January 2005. The INSORB...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Net Impact today announced the finalist universities for a case competition with International Paper (NYSE: IP), a global leader in the paper and packaging industry, and Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company. The innovative collaboration between International Paper, Staples and Net Impact, teamed up MBA students from the Net Impact network to identify recycling solutions to help improve each company's...
MINNEAPOLIS, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) today announced the launch of two new surgical staplers designed to optimize efficiencies and compression during open surgery. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Linear Cutter 55/75, engineered with novel staple technology and selectable staple heights in one cartridge, provides superior hemostasis(i) for patients and improved efficiencies to surgeons, nurses and facility administrations. The Ethicon Endo-Surgery Intraluminal Stapler...
LANDOVER, Md., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES) announced today it is introducing a new Echelon Flex(TM) 45 Endopath® Stapler intended to provide surgeons with improved access and compression when deploying a 45mm staple line, the most utilized endocutter length in the United States for laparoscopic surgery.(i) The company's Echelon Flex(TM) Endopath® Staplers deliver system-wide compression, natural articulation and optimal staple formation in a variety of tissue...
MINNEAPOLIS, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has issued the company a patent for its proprietary INSORB® Absorbable Skin Stapling Technology. The patent broadly covers the wound closure stapling apparatus. Incisive Surgical is the only company in the world that offers a mechanical stapler that deploys absorbable staples that are placed underneath the skin to close incisions. The Company has shipped...
Important New Surgical Site Infection Study Presented Issuance Of Notice of Allowance of Key Stapler Patent MINNEAPOLIS, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that it will launch a significantly more user-friendly next generation version of its INSORB Absorbable Skin Stapler at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists being held in Chicago from May 4 - 6, 2009. The INSORB(R)|25 Skin Stapler is a patented medical device that...
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Staplers, used widely in government, business, offices, and schools, are mechanical devices that join sheets of paper by driving a metal staple through the paper. The first stapler was created for King Louis XV. Each staple was inscribed with the insignia of royal court. George McGill created the predecessor of the modern staple. In 1867, he received a patent for a press to insert his fastener into paper. Henry R. Heyl received a patent for the first machine to both insert and clinch the...
