ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,022, issued on May 26, was assigned to Imperative Care Inc. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Multi catheter system with integrated fluidics management" was invented by Kyle Bartholomew (Campbell, Calif.), Hilary Ann Koster (Easley, S.C.), Craig Mar (Fremont, Calif.) and Lilip Lau (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter system with integrated fluidics management includes a first elongate, flexible tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen, a hub on the proximal end of the tubular body, a valve system in communication with the hub, and a first port, a second port, and a third port in communication ...