ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,300, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Serres Oy (Kauhajoki AS, Finland).

"Suction bag for medical or surgical use, and suction bag arrangement" was invented by Jari Hauta-Aho (Kauhajoki AS, Finland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to suction bag (1) for medical or surgical use. The suction bag (1) has a connection (13) for a suction target. The suction bag (1) comprises a bag portion (3) and, fixedly connected thereto, a lid (4). The lid (4) comprises a negative pressure channel (9) for leading negative pressure suction to the suction bag, an installation recess (22) for a filter (10), surrounded with a ...