US Patent Issued to Indiana University Research and Technology on Aug. 4 for "Device and method for scar subcision" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,132, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (Bloomington, Ind.).

"Device and method for scar subcision" was invented by Luke G. Gutwein (Franceville, Ind.), Rajiv Sood (Carmel, Ind.) and Barry Davignon (Terre Haute, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scar subcision devices comprising a first elongated element comprising a pivotal connection to a second elongated element, the first elongated element having a blunt distal end, the second elongated element having a proximal-facing cutting edge at a distal end thereof, the device having a first state wherein the cutting edge is retracted to a...