ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,195, issued on Oct. 14.
"Combination ergonomic suction tool" was invented by Manuel Barry Gordon (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination ergonomic tool having a suction mechanism and includes an operational unit, a neck region and a handle region. The suction mechanism may be added for eliminating fluids. In particular, the handle region and neck region together form a single, continuous, hollow fluid passageway to facilitate the delivery of suction at the distal tip of the combination dental tool. The operational unit can further include a tongue retractor, a flap retractor or a combination thereof. The neck region ma...