ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,608, issued on May 12, was assigned to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
"Aqueous buffer protection system for biosensors" was invented by Takeshi Tsubouchi (Dexter, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Usable life of a biosensor life is extended while keeping the sensing system enclosed and minimizing the introduction of flushing solutions into a measurement line (e.g., a blood vessel) of a fluid system, such as a human blood vessel, a nutritional fluid line in a tissue cultivation system, or a circulation system in an organ preservation system. A catheter, tube, or other lumen contains the active biosensor. One...