ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,356, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to B. Braun Avitum AG (Melsungen, Germany).

"Pressure cell holder for an extracorporeal blood treatment machine" was invented by Enrico Corazzari (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure cell holder for attachment to a housing of an extracorporeal blood treatment machine, such as a dialysis machine. The pressure cell holder includes a gripping device for holding a pressure cell inserted into the pressure cell holder by enclosing or engaging the pressure cell, and an ejector mechanism for ejecting the pressure cell when the gripping device is released."

The patent was filed on Aug....