ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,311, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates. Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Inflow / outflow cannula anchors" was invented by Scott M. Bryson (Newark, Del.), Daniel Dominguez (Anthem, Ariz.), James L. Goepfrich (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Edward E. Shaw (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include an inflow or outflow cannula apparatus. A support structure of the cannula may include an elongate element having a rectangular cross-section, the elongate element being coupled to the exterior surface of a conduit of t...