ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,175, issued on April 21, was assigned to University of Massachusetts (Boston).
"Contoured surgical forceps" was invented by Raymond Dunn (Shrewsbury, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contoured forceps handle is presented having a first arm with a contoured surface and a second arm with a contoured surface to provide for rotation in the hand of a user. The forceps handle may be used with a forceps or may have tips attached. Contoured forceps onlays are also presented that may be attached to forceps."
The patent was filed on Jan. 22, 2019, under Application No. 16/254,290.
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