ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,612, issued on May 27.
"Atraumatic prong forceps" was invented by Jeffrey I Lasner (Boynton Beach, Fla.), Michael E Lasner (Mt Kisco, N.Y.) and Daniel M Lasner (White Plains, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atraumatic, scissor-type, surgical forceps is disclosed which incorporates a pair of flat jaws pivotally connected and opposite one another. One or more prongs project from the surface of one flat jaw toward the opposite jaw of the forceps which is without prongs. The jaws are connected to a handle made from flexibly resilient sheet metal which by design limits damage to biological tissue during surgical procedures by preve...