ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,980, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).
"Offset forceps" was invented by Kester Julian Batchelor (Mound, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical device comprising: forceps including: (i) a first working arm having a contact surface and (ii) a second working arm having a contact surface; wherein the forceps has a first electrical configuration where the contact surface of the first working arm and the contact surface of the second working arm are substantially opposite each other so that the contact surfaces of the forceps can be used to grip an item between the working arms and so...