ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,197, issued on May 19, was assigned to Palladium Medical LLC (Lake Elmo, Minn.).

"Electrosurgical device" was invented by Paul Daniel Scott (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Evan Charles Tornell (Edina, Minn.), Daniel A. Friedrichs (Mendota Heights, Minn.), Rachael L. Rich (Blaine, Minn.), Rachel J. Anderson (Minneapolis), Lori E. Lucke (Rosemount, Minn.), Timothy L. Clarke (Stillwater, Minn.), Parker J. Blezek (Minneapolis) and Sarah J. Blair (Bloomington, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example electrosurgical devices and systems are disclosed. An example electrosurgical device includes a body, an electrosurgical electrode secured to the bod...