ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,371, issued on April 14, was assigned to NISO BIOMED S.R.L. (Turin, Italy).
"Apparatus and separation cell for separating drops of biological liquid from transport air" was invented by Paul Muller (Marentino, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus having a separation cell for separating drops of biological liquid from transport air in a flow coming from an endoscope is provided. The separation cell has an inner chamber having an upper inlet fluidically connectable to the endoscope, for receiving a flow containing drops of biological liquid mixed with transport air, a bottom outlet for exit of the drops of biological liqui...