US Patent Issued on Nov. 25 for "External ventricular and lumbar drainage alarm apparatus and methods of use thereof" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,765, issued on Nov. 25.

"External ventricular and lumbar drainage alarm apparatus and methods of use thereof" was invented by Jacob L. Goldberg (New York) and Joseph A. Carnevale (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides example apparatus and methods for monitoring EVD and LD drainage systems and generating alerts. The example apparatus includes (a) a U-shaped housing having a first end and a second end, where the first end and the second end of the U-shaped housing are configured to be arranged on opposing sides of a vessel, (b) a photodiode coupled to the first end of the U-shaped housing, (c) a laser diode c...