ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,439, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to SURGIN INC. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Cannula with retractable spring-loaded arced tip" was invented by Ryan Maaskamp (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Armand Maaskamp (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Dan Thompson (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cannula to access the deep pelvic space of a patient from the patient's abdomen that is generally inaccessible from the incision due to being obstructed by the patient's sacral promontory is presented. The cannula can have an inner tube that slides within a rigid outer tube. The inner tube has a suction-irrigation tip located at the distal tube end and a spring-...