The EPO granted patent EP4114281A1 to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. for tissue fastening devices used in surgical procedures. The patent application, filed with inventors SMITH, Paul, ESTEVEZ, Ramon, and VENUTO, Kathryn, was published as an A1 document (patent application with search report). The invention falls under IPC classification A61B 17/072 covering surgical stapling instruments.

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