ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,617, issued on June 10, was assigned to JGMG BENGOCHEA LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).
"Bipolar dissector" was invented by Javier Garcia-Bengochea (Jacksonville, Fla.) and John Souza (Monroe, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bipolar dissector includes a handle actuatable by squeezing, a housing extending from and coupled to a distal end of the handle, and a shaft coupled to a proximal end of the handle and extending past the distal end of the handle and through the housing to a distal end of the housing. The shaft includes first and second electrical lines extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the shaft and an insulating ma...