ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,401, issued on Feb. 3.
"Implantable lead revision and replacement system" was invented by Taiki Esheim (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices for revising and replacing an implanted device are disclosed, which include a first lumen having a neck portion, a first aperture that opens to the neck portion of the first lumen, and a flap having a top edge, a bottom edge, a second aperture, and first and second lateral edges extending between the top and bottom edges. The neck portion of the first lumen is configured to receive a new guidewire inserted through the first aperture. The lateral edges of the flap are folded around an im...