ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,069, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH (Tuebingen, Germany).
"Multi-lumen probe" was invented by Johannes Heym (Tuebingen, Germany) and Martin Walz (Tuebingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An instrument includes a probe hose in the center of which a conductor is provided for electrical supply of an electrode. Concentrically around the conductor multiple gas-guiding lumens are arranged that are isolated from one another by separation walls. The separation walls support a center section that is centrally arranged and accommodates the conductor. With this probe design particularly flexible and particu...