U.S. Patent 7789889 was awarded to Cook Biotech Incorporated on 2010-09-07 and describes a “Apparatus and method for producing a reinforced surgical staple line.” This patent has been cited 286 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

An apparatus for use with a surgical stapler to provide a reinforced surgical staple line. The apparatus includes an applicator that carries a first and second bioimplantable material connected by a hinge. An applicator clip may be provided to releasably secure the first and second bioimplantable material onto the applicator. Link: U.S. Patent 7789889

This patent was originally filed on 2008-01-28 which gives it a processing time of 953 days, compared to an average processing time of 1639 in the field. Cook Biotech Incorporated has 100 total patents. The first named inventor is Umesh H. Patel of Lafayette, CA. The assistant examiner was Tuan V Nguyen.

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