ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,676, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to DEKA Products LP (Manchester, N.H.).
"Liquid pumping cassettes and associated pressure distribution manifold and related methods" was invented by Kevin L. Grant (Litchfield, N.H.), Timothy A. Deva (Woburn, Mass.), Rachel T. Muradian (Manchester, N.H.), David J. Simoneau (High Point, N.C.) and Brian D. Tracey (Litchfield, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blood circuit assembly with a vial holder for a blood pump cassette with a circular receiver and pads to center the vial holder. A blood circuit assembly may include a single, unitary member that defines portions of a pair of blood pumps, c...