MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202527092789 A) filed by National University Corporation Kobe on September 26, 2025, for Antegrade Blood-Sending Cannula.

Inventors include Konishi Akihide; and Yagi Takahiro Number.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: Provided is a cannula with which it is possible to effectively and antegradely send blood from the ascending aorta, while reducing the diameter. This cannula, in which the distal end part thereof is disposed in the ascending aorta and blood fed from an external- membrane-type artificial lung is sent antegradely from the ascending aorta, comprises an antegrade blood return pa...