ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,192, issued on July 14, was assigned to The General Hospital Corp. (Boston).
"Percutaneous lung ablation closure device" was invented by Florian J. Fintelmann (Boston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with some non-limiting examples of the disclosed subject matter, a method of reducing pneumothorax in a percutaneous lung procedure using a cannula having a lumen extending from a first opening to a second opening and having a third opening arranged along a length of the lumen is provided. The reservoir containing a liquid sealant is coupled to the third opening of the cannula. While the cannula is arranged within a subject s...