US Patent Issued to University of Galway on May 12 for "Indwelling catheter system" (Irish, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,052, issued on May 12, was assigned to University of Galway (Galway, Ireland).

"Indwelling catheter system" was invented by Richard Modley (Plymouth, Great Britain), Tim Jones (Salthill, Ireland) and Michelle Tierney (Sixmilebridge, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indwelling pleural catheter system comprises an indwelling catheter device (2) comprising a catheter tube (7) with a fenestrated distal end (7A) configured to reside in the pleural cavity of a subject and a connection hub (10) fluidically coupled to a proximal end (7B) of the catheter tube, a skin anchoring member (3) to anchor the connection hub (10) to the skin o...