ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,190, issued on May 5, was assigned to DEKA Products Ltd. Partneship (Manchester, N.H.).
"System and method for ventilating an organ" was invented by Michael C. Tilley (Amherst, N.H.), Steven L. Henning (Manchester, N.H.), Joshua Filgate (Lyndeborough, N.H.), Stuart A. Jacobson (Lexington, Mass.) and Daniel S. Karol (Manchester, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for maintaining the vitality of an organ through negative pressure ventilation and perfusion. The system includes fluidically coupled components: an organ enclosure, a diaphragm enclosure, an actuator/pump, a perfusion system, and a reservoir. The actuator ...