US Patent Issued on May 27 for "Instruments and methods for subperiosteal tunneling and related surgical procedures" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,798, issued on May 27.

"Instruments and methods for subperiosteal tunneling and related surgical procedures" was invented by Homayoun H. Zadeh (Woodland Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a group of surgical instruments with improved function and design for dental and craniofacial surgery, especially subperiosteal tunneling and related procedures. The instruments include surgical elevators for vestibular incision or incisions in the gingival sulcus. The instruments have varying angles and shapes to create a mucosal tunnel in any oral or maxillofacial region. The instrument suite also optionally incl...