ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,657, issued on May 6, was assigned to GV Solutions LLC (Camp Hill, Pa.).
"Adaptable connector for urostomy bags" was invented by Jacob Karl Plocher (Lancaster, Pa.) and Marion R. Green (Camp Hill, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptable connector for connecting a drain assembly for draining an urostomy bag to urostomy bags having different drain outlet configurations. The drain assembly includes a flexible conduit connected to the adaptable connector and a discharge valve connected with a distal end of the flexible conduit from the connector. The flexible conduit includes sufficient length and sufficient flexibility to permit...