U.S. Patent 7721930 was awarded to Thicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. on 2010-05-25 and describes a “Disposable cartridge with adhesive for use with a stapling device.” This patent has been cited 464 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:

A surgical stapling device is provided for clamping and stapling tissue, and for dispensing a fluid such as an adhesive onto the tissue. The adhesive can be stored within one or more rigid chambers within removable cartridge and dispensed from a plurality of passageways within the cartridge. A plurality of staples and staple drivers are located in the cartridge and may be isolated from the fluid. Both linear and rotary members can be provided to dispense the fluid from the cartridge. Alternately, the fluid can be dispensed from the cartridge at any time with an operator actuatable control. A removable staple cartridge cover can be provided to seal the fluid in the cartridge and prevent fluid loss. Alternately, a fluid cartridge can be provided that can mount within a surgical stapling device and dispense one or more firings of a fluid therefrom. Link: U.S. Patent 7721930

This patent was originally filed on 2006-11-10 which gives it a processing time of 1292 days, compared to an average processing time of 1218 in the field. Thicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has 1 total patents. The first named inventor is Eugene L. Timperman of Cincinnati, OH. The primary examiner was Rinaldi I. Rada.

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