ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,397, issued on March 25, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).
"Catheter for portable lung assist device" was invented by Abbas Ardehali (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a catheter that minimizes or eliminates the recirculation of oxygenated blood. The catheter of the present invention can be used to drain blood from multiple points in the patient, namely the superior vena cava, right atrium, and the right ventricle, while returning blood to the patient's pulmonary artery. Further, the catheter of the present invention is less likely to be moved or ...