ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,136, issued on Feb. 3.
"Low cost multifunctional medical scissors" was invented by William Miguel Hasbun (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multipurpose medical scissor assembly having a first element and a second element arranged in a scissor configuration. The first element has a first blade support section and a first shank section. The second element has a second blade support section and a second shank section. A segment that mimics the shape of the second blade support section is mounted parallel to the second blade support section. Both the segment and the second blade support section terminate with hooked ends that...