ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,967, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Boston Scientific Medical Device Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Tissue-spreader assembly" was invented by Christian Balkovec (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue-spreader assembly is configured to be selectively inserted into a patient having a first biological tissue and a second biological tissue, and to be maneuvered proximate to the second biological tissue. The tissue-spreader assembly is also configured to selectively engage, at least in part, an area of the second biological tissue without engaging the first biological tissue. The tissue-spreader assembly is also configured...