ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,990, issued on June 16, was assigned to NEURAVI Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Intravascular catheter having a single through lumen and a separate, independent, removable fluid conduit device assemblable therein" was invented by Richard Conlon (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assemblable device including an intravascular catheter with a catheter shaft having an outer wall defining a single through lumen from a proximal end to an opposite distal end; proximate the distal end a portion of the outer wall of the catheter shaft is a membrane valve with an opening defined therein. The catheter shaft is devoid, free of, and has ...