U.S. Patent 7736374 was awarded to USGI Medical, Inc. on 2010-06-15 and describes a “Tissue manipulation and securement system.” This patent has been cited 324 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:

Tissue manipulation and securement systems are described herein. A tissue manipulation assembly is pivotably coupled to the distal end of a tubular member and has a lower jaw member and an upper jaw member pivotably coupled to the lower jaw member. A reconfigurable launch tube is also pivotably coupled to the upper jaw member and is used to urge the jaw members from a low-profile configuration to an open configuration for receiving tissue. The tissue manipulation assembly may be advanced through a shape-lockable endoscopic device, a conventional endoscope, or directly by itself into a patient. A second tool can be used in combination with the tissue manipulation assembly to engage tissue and manipulate the tissue in conjunction with the tissue manipulation assembly. Link: U.S. Patent 7736374

This patent was originally filed on 2005-03-01 which gives it a processing time of 1932 days, compared to an average processing time of 1942 in the field. USGI Medical, Inc. has 80 total patents. The first named inventor is Vahid C. Saadat of Atherton, CA. The assistant examiner was Diane Yabut.

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