ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,598, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ASAHI INTECC Co. LTD. (Seto, Japan).
"Thrombus aspiration systems and related methods" was invented by Hirobumi Watanabe (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for use in blood clot removal can comprise a first tube, a second tube slidable within the first tube, and a self-expanding receiver having a membrane and positioned at least partially within the second tube. When the second tube and a proximal portion of the receiver are positioned within a distal end portion of the first tube and the second tube is moved proximally relative to the receiver until a distal end of the second...