ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,832, issued on April 15, was assigned to Roivios Ltd. (Bahamas).
"Percutaneous urinary catheter" was invented by John R. Erbey II (Milton, Ga.), Bryan J. Tucker (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Jacob L. Upperco (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A percutaneous urinary catheter configured to be deployed in a urinary tract, including: (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion including a retention portion configured to be deployed in a kidney and/or a renal pelvis, the retention portion including one or more drainage holes leading to one or more lumen(s) within the proximal portion, wherein the retention portion, when deployed, defin...