ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,649, issued on May 6, was assigned to ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Through tip for catheter" was invented by Bruce M. Wilson (Temecula, Calif.) and Kerry J. Williams (Temecula, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Catheter having an elongate tubular shaft including an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein, the guidewire lumen extending along at least a distal length of an inner tubular member of the elongate tubular shaft. The catheter includes a distal tip member having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal tip member is monolithic and the proximal end of the distal tip me...