ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,386, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Sacks Holdings Inc. (San Diego).

"Hybrid dental device" was invented by Devin S. Chodorow (San Diego) and Ingram S. Chodorow (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flossing head and a handle portion. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the leading arm and a trailing arm. The flossing head can be connected to the handle portion. The handle portion can include features that can receive and retain a pick. The pick can be a soft pick or a hard pick. The handle portion can further inc...