ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,741, issued on Dec. 2.

"Hygienic wand for toileting applications" was invented by Delma Ezell (Riverdale, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for toileting applications can include a handle having a grip end and an opposed clamp end that are spaced along a first axis. A clamp can be coupled to the clamp end of the handle. The clamp can have opposed gripping elements that are elongate along a longitudinal axis. The opposed gripping elements can be configured move toward and away from each other along a clamping axis. The opposed gripping elements can cooperate to define an application surface. The application surface can ha...