US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on July 14 for "Assisted fluid drainage system" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,587, issued on July 14, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Assisted fluid drainage system" was invented by Eric A. Rehm (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods directed to an assisted fluid drainage system including a proximal ejector pump and a distal ejector pump coupled to a drainage tube. At least one of the proximal ejector pump and the distal ejector pump can utilize a venturi effect to move a bodily fluid through the drainage tube to prevent the formation of dependent loops, which can form within fluid drainage tubes when slack portions create a positive incline. At least on...