US Patent Issued to MUSC Foundation for Research Development on June 16 for "Minimally invasive subdural evacuating system" (South Carolina, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,573, issued on June 16, was assigned to MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, S.C.).

"Minimally invasive subdural evacuating system" was invented by Stephen Kalhorn (Mount Pleasant, S.C.), Ryan Kellogg (Charleston, S.C.) and Joe Ruscito (Southport, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides minimally invasive subdural evacuating systems and methods of use thereof. The subdural evacuating systems include a cutting component and a rod component, wherein the rod component provides an external physical indicator that the surface of the dura mater has been reached, permitting the cutting component ...