ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,852, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Medical device including attachable components" was invented by Daniel J. Foster (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Christopher Jay Scheff (Elk River, Minn.) and Bradley S. Swehla (Eagan, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example system for delivering an implantable heart valve is disclosed. The system includes a connection assembly including: an inner shaft having a proximal end region, a distal end region and a first coupling member disposed along a portion of the distal end region, wherein the first coupling member includes a plurality of aperture...