ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,395, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SONEX HEALTH INC. (Eagan, Minn.).
"De Quervain's treatment device" was invented by Darryl E. Barnes (Eagan, Minn.), Jay Smith (Byron, Minn.) and David Herridge (Mendota Heights, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for treating de Quervain's tenosynovitis may include a handle, an introducer shaft extending from the handle, and a blade that includes a blade shaft extending along a top surface of the introducer shaft and onto the handle and a blade cutting edge that faces toward the handle. The device may further include a blade slider attached to a proximal portion of the blade shaft, a...