ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,488, issued on April 15, was assigned to Buffalo Filter LLC (Lancaster, N.Y.).

"Electrosurgical device with vacuum port" was invented by Kyrylo Shvetsov (Depew, N.Y.), Anthony Lizauckas III (Williamsville, N.Y.), Gregory Pepe (Lancaster, N.Y.), Daniel R Palmerton (Elma, N.Y.), Joseph Lynch (Williamsville, N.Y.), Christopher A Palmerton (Clarence, N.Y.) and Samantha Bonano (Williamsville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical device comprising: an electrode having a first portion whose exterior is electrically uninsulated, a second portion whose exterior is electrically insulated, and a third portion; an elongated holl...