ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,131, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to 1000424194 Ontario Inc. (Pickering, Canada).

"Retinaculatome and a method of transecting a flexor retinaculum in a carpal tunnel release surgery using the retinaculatome" was invented by Ryan Wolek (Pickering, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retinaculatome and a method of transecting a flexor retinaculum in a carpal tunnel release surgery using the retinaculatome are provided. The method may include inserting a borescope into a sleeve interior cavity of a sterile borescope sleeve of the retinaculatome. The sterile borescope sleeve may include a sleeve exterior shell that is sealed along i...