ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,521, issued on June 16, was assigned to SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (Seoul, South Korea).
"Assistive device for scalp suturing" was invented by Dong Bum Suh (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Dae Kon Kim (Seongnam-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assistive device for scalp suturing that allows the hair apposition technique (HAT) procedure to be easily performed even by a single operator. The assistive device for scalp suturing includes: a housing including a frame formed in a circular or polygonal shape having a slot therein and a mounting groove formed on at least some areas of the frame, wherein the slot is posi...