US Patent Issued to Innolcon Medical Technology (Suzhou) on April 29 for "Reusable ultrasonic scalpel" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,187, issued on April 29, was assigned to Innolcon Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. (Jiangsu, China).

"Reusable ultrasonic scalpel" was invented by Ke Liu (Jiangsu, China), Xiaohe Yuan (Jiangsu, China), Zhenzhong Liu (Jiangsu, China), Zhongyu Yan (Irvine, Calif.) and Wei Luo (Jiangsu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reusable ultrasonic scalpel comprising a handle assembly and an ultrasonic waveguide extended to the distal end transmitting ultrasonic mechanical energy. Outside the ultrasonic waveguide is a sheath assembly, and the sheath assembly is detachably connected to the handle assembly by a quick connecting mechanism. ...