ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,932, issued on July 29.
"Methods and devices to ameliorate vascular obstruction" was invented by Daniel Ezra Walzman (Teaneck, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for removing blockages and preventing thromboembolic injuries, by advancing to a blockage a first tubular, endovascular device receiving irrigating fluid through a proximal opening, having a circumferential wall, lumen, at least one distal side hole oriented angularly to a distal opening; ejecting fluid from the side hole(s) to irrigate a blockage; introducing a second catheter for aspiration, comprising a circumferential wall having a proximal and distal opening, a...