ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,948, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Electrosurgical pencil" was invented by Jesper Schantz Simonsen (Jyderup, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-surgical pencil comprising: a housing forming an axially extending main suction passage from a proximal opening to a distal opening; a tube forming an extension of the main suction passage from the proximal opening to a proximal extension opening, the tube being configured for telescoping movement through the proximal opening; an electrode for cutting and/or coagulating tissue, the electrode being attached to the ...