US Patent Issued to Fenwal on July 28 for "Fluid processing cassette with integrated filter" (Wisconsin, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,396, issued on July 28, was assigned to Fenwal Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).

"Fluid processing cassette with integrated filter" was invented by Benjamin E. Kusters (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.) and Mark J. Brierton (Cary, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Biological fluid processing cassettes with integrated filter structures are disclosed. A cassette body is formed of a generally rigid material, defining a plurality of internal fluid flow paths. The cassette body may be secured to a cassette cap to define a cavity, with a filter sealed within the cavity. Each of the cassette body and the cassette cap defines a port opening into the cavity,...