{"number":"US12702813B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"X-bar stopcock device for pulmonary artery catheterization","english":"X-bar stopcock device for pulmonary artery catheterization"},"abstract":{"original":"A unified X-bar stopcock, including a bidirectional stopcock having a first port, second port, third port, and fourth port; and a three-way stopcock having a fifth port, sixth port, and seventh port. The bidirectional stopcock is fluidly coupled to the three-way stopcock via the first port and the fifth port. A method of using the X-bar stopcock includes providing a Swan-Ganz catheter, an X-bar stopcock, a transducer, a monitor, and at least one bag of saline. The method includes connecting the X-bar stopcock to at least two lumens of the Swan-Ganz catheter.…","english":"A unified X-bar stopcock, including a bidirectional stopcock having a first port, second port, third port, and fourth port; and a three-way stopcock having a fifth port, sixth port, and seventh port. The bidirectional stopcock is fluidly coupled to the three-way stopcock via the first port and the fifth port. A method of using the X-bar stopcock includes providing a Swan-Ganz catheter, an X-bar stopcock, a transducer, a monitor, and at least one bag of saline. The method includes connecting the X-bar stopcock to at least two lumens of the Swan-Ganz catheter.…"},"applicants":["REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN"],"inventors":["Mark Miller","Tracy Birchmeier","Bree Susalla","Yuru Chen","Rayna Berris","Cara Spencer","Caroline Schmiedeler"],"filingDate":"2022-12-16","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702813B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702813B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702813B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702813B2"}}