ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,154, issued on May 20, was assigned to Acclarent Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Guide system with suction" was invented by John Y. Chang (Los Altos, Calif.), Eric Goldfarb (Belmont, Calif.), Serena Swei Loh (San Carlos, Calif.), Mei Y. Pader (Fremont, Calif.), Michael J. Gottesman (Redwood Shores, Calif.) and Richard R. Newhauser Jr. (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide catheter for use in treating sinuses, the catheter including a catheter shaft configured to provide suction about a balloon catheter and a distal portion shaped for navigating body anatomy. In one embodiment, the guide catheter includes a valve for se...