ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,559, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Hemovent GmbH (Aachen, Germany).
"Holding means for holding an oxygenator and a blood pump" was invented by Christof Lenz (Schwarzenbruck, Germany), Oliver Marseille (Aachen, Germany), Andreas Nobis (Wurselen, Germany), Stefan Notzel (Aachen, Germany), Thilo Joost (Friedberg, Germany), Benedict Hartmann (Dusseldorf, Germany) and Christof Paul (Munster, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a holding means for holding an oxygenator and a blood pump. The holding means is characterised by a frame that can be connected with a carrying case housing in a torque-proof way for...