ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,507, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Multi-lumen extension system" was invented by Jonathan Karl Burkholz (Salt Lake City), Megan Scherich (Salt Lake City) and Yiping Ma (Layton, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-lumen extension system may include a first lumen forming a fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system; a second lumen forming a non-fluidic channel within the multi-lumen extension system; a patency instrument housed within the second lumen; a seal between the first lumen and the second lumen to prevent fluid from entering the second lumen from the f...