ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,646, issued on May 27.
"Endoscopic bipolar forceps with variable temperature control" was invented by Gevorg Mutafyan (Glendale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscopic bipolar forceps device features a housing equipped with an ergonomic handle and a movable handle assembly that is pivotally connected to the housing. The device includes a shaft extending from the housing, with an end effector assembly that can be detached from the distal end of the shaft. The end effector assembly comprises opposing jaw members: one with variable temperature electrode heat bars and the other with recessed areas designed to accept these ba...