ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,701, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to BIOTRONIK AG (Buelach, Switzerland).
"Protective device for a catheter with protector removal function" was invented by Fabian Risch (Doerflingen, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective device for an elongate catheter carrying a functional element, in particular a stent or a balloon, in particular a balloon coated with an active substance, on a distal end portion of the catheter. The protective device includes a protector configured to be arranged on the distal end portion so that the functional element is surrounded by the protector. A protective sleeve surrounds an interior t...