ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,789, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Bioxy Med L.L.C-FZ (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).
"Combined blood pump and oxygenator system and related methods" was invented by Nidal Abi Rafeh (Covington, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blood pump-oxygenator system comprises at least one blood pump, an oxygenator, inflow and outflow cannulas, connected to form a closed series circuit operable as a cardiopulmonary bypass system for extracorporeal processing of the patient's blood. The blood pump conveys blood through the circuit from the patient into the inflow cannula, through the oxygenator and out of the outflow cannula back into the p...