ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,116, issued on April 7, was assigned to OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH (Hamburg, Germany).
"Method for treating chronic rhinitis" was invented by Claudia Alexandra Bohnsack (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating patients who suffer from chronic rhinitis that is efficient and causes fewer adverse effects than known methods. This is achieved by using a handheld surgical instrument, more particularly an electrosurgical applicator, for treatment of hypertrophic nasal conchae and/or for submucosal treatment of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) in order to reduce at least one cardinal symptom of chronic rhinitis."...