ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,339, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Agile Devices Inc. (Wellesley, Mass.).
"Devices for steering catheters" was invented by Stephen J. Hebert (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including an outer member, an elongated column member extending distally from the outer member and an inner member positioned coaxial with the outer member and attached to the column member. The inner member extends distally of the outer member and has a distal portion. The catheter is positioned within an outer catheter, such as an aspiration catheter, which provides a reinforcement member over the column member to restrict movement of t...