ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,858, issued on July 21, was assigned to CardiacAssist Inc..
"Dimensionally adjustable extracorporeal life support cannula" was invented by Michael J. Linehan (Pittsburgh) and Robert G. Svitek (Freeport, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cannula for an ECLS system may include a tubular member and an actuatable structure. The actuatable structure may be responsive to an external stimulus such that an inner diameter of the tubular member changes as the external stimulus changes. A system may include the cannula and a controller in electrical communication with the actuatable structure. The controller may be user-configurable to set a...