US Patent Issued to Nikola Dobrilovic on Dec. 9 for "Method and device for safe percutaneous pericardial drainage" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,006, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Nikola Dobrilovic LLC (Chicago).

"Method and device for safe percutaneous pericardial drainage" was invented by Nikola Dobrilovic (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safe, reliable, reproducible system and method for entry into the pericardial sac. The method and system described generally includes penetration of the subcutaneous tissue with a guide sheath or a relatively blunt stylet contained within a sheath. The stylet is removed from the sheath and a vacuum mechanism is installed. Once in contact with the pericardium, the sheath is engaged with the pericardial tissue, allowing the vacuum...