ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,611, issued on June 2, was assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
"Rotary instrument storage, monitoring, and access control system" was invented by Saleh Mohammed Alhijji (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Faisal Fawaz Alanazi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart storage and access control system for rotary instruments such as dental burs is provided. The system includes a base with at least one collet configured to secure or release a rotary instrument. A user authenticator is included to verify user identity and authorization, as well as a controller operatively connected to the authenticator and c...