ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,953, issued on July 7, was assigned to Giorgio Maullu (Oristano, Italy).

"Handling device with increased functionality for hair transplantation operations and surgical procedure" was invented by Giorgio Maullu (Oristano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handling device for hair transplantation operations and the surgical procedure with which to operate is provided. The device includes a main body provided with incision elements and with explantation and implantation elements for the transplantation of at least one follicular unit from the scalp of a patient to a tissue to be treated, and an analysis and verification portion asso...