ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,737, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).
"Rotary trimmer" was invented by Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to instruments for neurotologic surgical procedures, and more particularly, instruments for shearing ear canal hairs having combined shearing, illumination, and vacuum functions. In certain embodiments, the instruments may further facilitate visualization of the ear canal during the shearing of ear canal hairs."
The patent was filed on Feb. 6, 2024, under Application No. 18/434,223.
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