ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,747, issued on July 15, was assigned to CM Technologies Inc. (San Diego).
"Enema device" was invented by Amit Kumar Sharma (New Delhi), Nishith Chasmawala (Surat, India), John Everett Martin (Gainesville, Fla.), Abhinav Ramani (Herndon, Va.) and Paul Thomas Hichwa (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises an enema device configured for fluid delivery and evacuation management-which includes a retaining component for retaining a part of the enema device within the rectum, coupled with a collection component for collecting stool or liquid discharge received from the rectum. The device may additionall...