US Patent Issued to Beth Fleming on June 9 for "Subcutaneous implant removal device" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,793, issued on June 9, was assigned to Beth Fleming (Knoxville, Tenn.).

"Subcutaneous implant removal device" was invented by Beth Fleming (Knoxville, Tenn.), Kristopher C. Hall (Maryville, Tenn.) and Benjamin Nibali (Maryville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subcutaneous implant removal device designed to work with a variety of cylindrical implants. The implant removal device comprises a non-planar base. The non-planar base is dimensioned to be placed onto the epidermal surface of a patient's skin. The base has a proximal end and a distal end. When placed on the patient's skin, the proximal end slopes upward while the distal ...