ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,994, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to LRS Science and Technology LLC (Mendham, N.J.).
"Surgical cutting tool" was invented by Christopher G. Sidebotham (Mendham, N.J.), Leon Roitburg (East Hanover, N.J.) and Randall J. Lewis (Bethesda, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool has a first annular member at a proximal end portion of the cutting tool, a second annular member at a distal end portion of the cutting tool, and a plurality of curved side panels extending between the first annular member and the second annular member and coupled to the first and second annular members. The curved side panels are arranged about an axi...