US Patent Issued to TC1 on June 23 for "Sensors for catheter pumps" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,499, issued on June 23, was assigned to TC1 LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Sensors for catheter pumps" was invented by Paul F. Muller (San Carlos, Calif.), Keif M. Fitzgerald (San Jose, Calif.), Richard L. Keenan (Livermore, Calif.) and Veronica J. Neiman (Union City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sensors for catheter pumps are disclosed herein. The catheter pump can include a catheter assembly comprising a catheter and a cannula coupled to a distal portion of the catheter. The cannula can have a proximal port for permitting the flow of blood therethrough. The catheter assembly can include a sensor to be disposed near the proximal p...