ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,684, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SUNCOAST ADVANCED SURGERY, PLLC (Lutz, Fla.).

"Surgical drainage apparatus and methods of use" was invented by Surbhi Jain (Lutz, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical drain for monitoring an internal site in a patient. The surgical drain can include an outer flexible tube, a first tube, and a second tube. The outer flexible tube can include a plurality of ports extending from a proximal end to a distal patient end. The first tube can be inserted within the first port, having at least one lumen side extending therethrough in fluid communication with a collection device. The first tube is...