ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,725, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
"Nasal suction apparatus" was invented by Mohammad Ali Alshareef (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nasal suction apparatus used during endoscopic sinus surgeries. The nasal suction apparatus includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, with the catheter being closed on the distal end to focus suction through the sides of the catheter. The catheter includes first and second lumens extending parallel from the distal end to the proximal end, with the lumens being separated by an inner partition. Suction holes on the d...