ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,089, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Shukla Medical (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
"Implant extractor" was invented by Nicholas Christopher Keach (Lutz, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant extracting tool (100) is provided having an elongate housing (200) with a proximal end (202) configured for connection to a tool, a distal end (204) having an opening for operably engaging an implant, and an elongate recess (206) therein to the opening. A jaw (118) is slidably received within the slot and extends into the opening. A linkage assembly (280) is secured and received within the elongate recess and is pivotally secured to the jaw su...