ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,020, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Auris Health Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Robotically controlled clot manipulation and removal" was invented by Anne Donahue Doisneau (San Francisco), Alexander Tarek Hassan (San Francisco) and Frederic H. Moll (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain aspects relate to systems, devices, and techniques for clot manipulation and removal. At least some of the devices for clot manipulation and removal can be robotically controlled. These devices can include one or more elongate members that can be robotically driven through a patient's vasculature. One such device can include a first e...