ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,619, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to YALE UNIVERSITY (New Haven, Conn.).
"Aspiration device" was invented by James Elliott Brown (Killingworth, Conn.), Blake Thomson (Franklin, Tenn.), Juliana Xavier-Ferrucio (New Haven, Conn.), Diane Krause (Hamden, Conn.) and Stephanie Halene (New Haven, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides improved devices for biopsy, aspiration, stem cell acquisition, and methods of using the same. The devices balance aspiration with concurrent infusion to manage changes in pressure at the site of biopsy. The present invention can be adapted for any biopsy, aspiration, or cell ...