US Patent Issued to Purdue Research Foundation on May 20 for "Self-clearing catheters and methods of use thereof" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,650, issued on May 20, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Self-clearing catheters and methods of use thereof" was invented by Hyowon Lee (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-cleaning cannula for placement in a patient, including an elongated tube portion having an inner surface and an oppositely disposed outer surface, a first end fluidically connectable to a fluid source outside the patient and a second, oppositely disposed end for fluidically communicating with the patient, and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles operationally connected to at least a portion of the cannula. ...