ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,419, issued on May 26, was assigned to enableCV LLC (Midvale, Utah).
"Method of converting a femoral venous cannula" was invented by William T. Biller (Tustin, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A venous drainage cannula, catheter, or other device is in certain embodiments convertible or adjustable for application in cardiac surgery procedures involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Such a convertible cannula device can be modified, for example, for use as both a multi-stage cannula and a bi-caval cannula, so that the same device can be used in multiple different procedures where one or the other cannula type is needed. Such convertible ...