US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on May 26 for "Drainage bag height actuator" (Georgia, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,208, issued on May 26, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Drainage bag height actuator" was invented by Patrick Hudson Chancy (Atlanta), Dinesh Puppala (San Bruno, Calif.), Jill Walthall Jones (Avondale Estates, Ga.) and D. Claire Gloeckner (Lilburn, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to automated adjustment of a positioning of a drainage bag based on at least an amount of tension within a tubing extending from the drainage bag. The system, apparatus and method pertain to an automated drainage bag actuation system that includes at least a first railing, ...