U.S. Patent 7963432 was awarded to Cardica, Inc. on 2011-06-21 and describes a “Driverless surgical stapler.” This patent has been cited 292 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 exemplary driverless surgical stapler may include a staple holder; staples positioned within that staple holder; and at least one wedge, where each wedge is slidable to directly contact at least one staple, where that contact causes deployment of each contacted staple. An exemplary surgical method may include providing a driverless surgical stapler that has a staple holder, staples positioned within the staple holder, and at least one wedge; and sliding at least one wedge relative to the staples to directly contact at least one staple. Link: U.S. Patent 7963432

This patent was originally filed on 2010-05-26 which gives it a processing time of 391 days, compared to an average processing time of 983 in the field. Cardica, Inc. has 179 total patents. The first named inventor is Bryan D. Knodel of Flagstaff, AZ. The primary examiner was Lindsay Low.

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