ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,012, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Retrievable access valve" was invented by Javier Palomar-Moreno (Galway, Ireland), Emma J. Mooney (Galway, Ireland), Michael Walsh (Galway, Ireland), Martyn G. Folan (Galway, Ireland) and Gary Duffy (County Kildare, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an access valve that may be retrieved after implantation. The access valve may include a frame having a lumen, a self-expandable member extending through the lumen, and a...