ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,482, issued on July 15.
"Ureteral stent removal devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Lawrence E. Lykins (Gainesville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passive stent removal device, system and method using a series of capturing steps to grasp a stent smoothly and consistently for removal."
The patent was filed on Oct. 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/479,704.
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