ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,827, issued on April 8, was assigned to Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Neb.).
"Sheath" was invented by Gregory Gordon (Omaha, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application includes a sheath that is suitable for use in a variety of medical procedures. In one or more implementations, the sheath includes a shunt member, and a curvable portion. The curvable portion may be configured in various orientations to facilitate an intervention, such as a hemodialysis intervention, or the like, by an operator. The curvable portion may be configured to bend between a substantially straight configuration and ...