ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,948, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to TC1 LLC (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Fluid handling system" was invented by Alan Schenck (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Michael L. Green (Pleasanton, Calif.), Keif M. Fitzgerald (San Jose, Calif.), Paul F. Muller (San Carlos, Calif.), Joseph P. Sullivan (Issaquah, Wash.), Keith Schubert (Redmond, Wash.), Peter W. Bristol (Seattle), Jeffrey Paul Mills (Barrington, Ill.), Paul C. Leonard (Woodinville, Wash.) and Richard L. Keenan (Livermore, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor system for a percutaneous heart pump includes a drive assembly that includes a motor and a housing having a proximal end and a ...