ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,092, issued on May 27, was assigned to AVENU MEDICAL INC. (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).
"Vascular flow control devices and methods" was invented by Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of producing an arteriovenous (AV) fistula includes producing an anastomosis between a primary blood vessel (e.g., a vein) and a secondary blood vessel (e.g., an artery). A collateral (or competing) blood vessel in fluid communication with one of the primary blood vessel or the secondary blood vessel is identified. A reversible flow restrictor is then applied to the collateral blood vessel to reduce a blood flow...