US Patent Issued to Hybrid Cannula on July 15 for "Half pipe cannula and methods of manufacturing and using half pipe cannula" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,344, issued on July 15, was assigned to Hybrid Cannula LP (Allen, Texas).

"Half pipe cannula and methods of manufacturing and using half pipe cannula" was invented by Jonathan H. Webb (Allen, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A half pipe cannula has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion, which includes a proximal end and an elongated tab along the length of the first portion, can be formed from a first material with a selected rigidity. The second portion, which includes a proximal end, a cannulated passage, and a distal end, can be formed from a second material with a selected flexibility. The second portion of ...