ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,669, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Biogen MA Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Medical system including two access ports" was invented by Daniel J. Abrams (Denver), Lisa Lynn Shafer (Stillwater, Minn.) and Dwight Skinner (New Brighton, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a first port comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, a first fluid pathway extending from the first inlet to the first outlet, a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second fluid pathway extending from the second inlet to the second outlet. The system further includes one or more CSF catheters having a first lumen, a first distal opening in fluid co...