ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,982, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BIOLASE MG LLC.
"Fractional handpiece system" was invented by Matt Duncan (San Clemente, Calif.) and Justin Lanza (Orange, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly with a handpiece assembly configured to receive electromagnetic energy and fluid, and to selectively deliver the electromagnetic energy and/or the fluid to a target surface. The handpiece assembly includes a handpiece housing and a plurality of fluid lines extending through the handpiece housing. The plurality of fluid lines can transfer fluid from a proximal end of the handpiece assembly to a distal end of the handpiece as...