US Patent Issued to University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Ri.MED Foundation on April 22 for "Expandable percutaneous cannula" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,195, issued on April 22, was assigned to University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh) and Ri.MED Foundation (Palermo, Italy).

"Expandable percutaneous cannula" was invented by Vinay Badhwar (Washington, Pa.), Antonio D'Amore (Pittsburgh), Daniel McKeel (Pittsburgh) and William R. Wagner (Gibsonia, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a percutaneous expandable venous cannula device, and related methods. The device is easily inserted, for example, using standard Seldinger technique via the right internal jugular. The device includes multiple, multi-holed limbs that softly fill, e....