ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,131, issued on March 18, was assigned to Edward Mikol (Pawleys Island, S.C.).
"Simplified surgical cannula" was invented by Edward J. Mikol (Pawleys Island, S.C.) and Hung T. Than (Rockville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are multiple cannulas defining a lumen sized and dimensioned to receive one or more medical instruments, an inflatable outer membrane attached to an outer surface of the cannula, and at least one activator that reversibly pressurizes a fluid contained in the outer membrane to fill or pressurize the outer membrane."
The patent was filed on Dec. 8, 2021, under Application No. 17/545,292.
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