ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,918, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Conmed Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).
"Pressure release cannula" was invented by Isshiki Ryo (Largo, Fla.) and Alan Hernandez (Odessa, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure relief device for controlling the outflow of fluid from a surgical site. The pressure relief device includes a cannula body having a proximal end and a distal end with a thread extending along the entire cannula body from the distal end. The device also has a proximal end cap connected to the proximal end of the cannula body, a spacer connected between the cannula body and the proximal end cap, and a proximal seal enclosed be...