ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,735, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Dinesh Vyas (Elk Grove, Calif.).

"Hydro dissection and suction laparoscopic instruments and methods of use" was invented by Dinesh Vyas (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Jeffrey J. Christian (Morgan Hill, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laparoscopic instrument includes fluid carrying channels incorporated into lateral aspects of jaws of the instrument and extending to outlets adjacent distal tips of the jaws, fluid carrying channels incorporated into a shaft of the instrument, and flexible fluid carrying channels connecting the distal ends of the shaft channels with the proximal end of respective j...