US Patent Issued to Roivios on July 22 for "Pump, system and methods of inducing negative pressure to increase renal perfusion" (Georgia, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,845, issued on July 22, was assigned to Roivios Ltd. (Nassau, Bahamas).

"Pump, system and methods of inducing negative pressure to increase renal perfusion" was invented by John R. Erbey II (Milton, Ga.), Jacob L. Upperco (Atlanta), Michael Alan Fisher (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Patrick William Strane (Atlanta) and Lance Michael Black (Pearland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump for inducing negative pressure in the ureter and/or kidney is provided. The pump is configured to be in communication with at least one lumen of at least one ureteral catheter and to draw fluid from the ureter and/or kidney into the at least one lumen of...