US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on Sept. 30 for "Micro-invasive surgical device and methods of use" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,939, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Micro-invasive surgical device and methods of use" was invented by Darryl E. Barnes (Eagan, Minn.) and Jay Smith (Byron, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a tissue cutting device comprising a handle, a first blade, and a second blade. The second blade is coupled to the handle. The second blade is rotatable relative to the first blade such that the second blade is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. The second blade is in a same plane as the first blade when the se...