ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,323, issued on June 17, was assigned to CareFusion 2200 Inc. (San Diego).

"Suction attachments for surgical hair clippers and methods of using such suction attachments" was invented by Isaias Tellez (Kenosha, Wis.), Robert Radford (Skokie, Ill.), Camille A. Sendlak (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Sara Tillman (Vernon Hills, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical hair clipper assembly includes a clipper body and a blade assembly connected to the clipper body. The blade assembly includes a moveable blade configured to reciprocate to remove hair from a skin area and a blade housing that houses the moveable blade. The blade housing...