ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,319, issued on May 20, was assigned to Advanced Access Solutions Inc. (San Diego).
"Intravascular ultrasound needle guide" was invented by Michael T. Naumann (San Diego) and Thomas J. Brannigan (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular ultrasound "(IVUS") device having an intrinsic or attachable needle guide is disclosed. In some embodiments, a sheath having a needle guide is used in connection with an IVUS device. The devices may be used in performing minimally invasive image-guided surgical procedures. The devices may be configured to maintain a needle placed through guide in the plane of the IVUS-array to improve ...