ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,872, issued on June 24, was assigned to TRIAGENICS INC. (Redmond, Ore.).
"Therapeutic tooth bud ablation" was invented by Leigh E. Colby (Lino Lakes, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ablation probe tips (108, 148, 320, 360) and physical and virtual stents (110) for use in tooth bud ablation procedures that result in tooth agenesis as well as tooth bud ablation methods are described herein."
The patent was filed on Dec. 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/395,365.
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