Independent Gripper for Tissue Repair

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 31st, 2026

Detected March 31st, 2026

Summary

The USPTO granted patent US12588908B2 to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. on March 31, 2026. The patent covers an independent gripper device for tissue approximation and repair during therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical operations. The invention includes 15 claims and is particularly useful for accessing remote tissue locations through tortuous anatomical pathways.

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The USPTO granted patent US12588908B2 titled 'Independent gripper' to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. The patent covers devices, systems, and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites, with applications across endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures. The technology applies to multiple anatomical regions including the cardiovascular system, heart, abdomen, thorax, and other organs and tissues. The filing date was June 4, 2024, with Application No. 18732714.

This patent grant does not impose compliance obligations on third parties. However, medical device manufacturers developing similar tissue repair or gripper technology should review the granted claims to assess potential infringement exposure. Competitors may need to design around these claims or consider licensing arrangements with Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

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Independent gripper

Grant US12588908B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

Inventors

Theodore W. Ketai, Jacob Greenberg, Daniel Hale, Tanmay Mishra, Gabriel Gonzales, Raghuveer Basude, Michael Hong

Abstract

The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.