ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,616, issued on Feb. 17.
"Internal laryngeal muscle injection tool" was invented by Faisal H Zagzoog (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A silicone implant is fixed onto the thyroid cartilage and the implant has a guide channel extending therethrough. The placement allows fixation to the cartilage by blade portions on opposite sides of the implant, with the guide channel being positioned in front of the muscles to be treated. The implant enables safe, accurate, and repeatable injections into internal laryngeal muscles under local anesthesia, and simplifies surgical access, increases accuracy, and reduces risks associa...