ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,385, issued on June 17, was assigned to AtriCure Inc. (Mason, Ohio).
"Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structure" was invented by James David Hughett Sr. (Monroe, Ga.), Salvatore Privitera (Mason, Ohio) and Michael D. Hooven (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are disclosed for occluding an anatomical structure including an occlusion apparatus having first and second beams and at least one connector for connecting the respective ends of the beams together. The occlusion apparatus may be adapted for use in a deployment device having a pair of jaws and optionally having a respective pair of...