US Patent Issued to Pulmonx on July 28 for "Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,814, issued on July 28, was assigned to Pulmonx Corp. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for flushing an assessment catheter" was invented by Lutz Freitag (Hemer, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices systems and methods are disclosed for removing secretions from the lumen of a functional assessment catheter for the lungs. The system comprises a flushing unit configured to deliver a clearing fluid to the lumen of the pulmonary catheter to remove debris, secretions, or moisture from the lumen or sensors."

The patent was filed on Oct. 11, 2023, under Application No. 18/485,150.

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