US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on Aug. 4 for "Vacuum system to clear standing column of fluid" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,426, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Vacuum system to clear standing column of fluid" was invented by Varad Chavan (Kolhapur, India) and Rohit Sinha (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum system can include a vacuum chamber in fluid communication with each of a catheter, a suction tube, and a fluid collecting bag. The vacuum chamber can include a proximal opening covered by a lid, a lateral opening coupled to a first drainage tube configured to receive a volume of fluid, and a distal opening coupled to a proximal opening of a valve."

The patent was filed on Jan. 13, 2022...