US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on July 22 for "Devices, systems, and methods for adjusting a passage through an implantable device" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,616, issued on July 22, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for adjusting a passage through an implantable device" was invented by John Thomas Favreau (Spencer, Mass.), Andrew Pic (Northboro, Mass.), Joseph W King (Franklin, Mass.), Lauren Sfakis Lydecker (Millbury, Mass.) and Travis Henchie (Worcester, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable device having an adjustable passage therethrough. The passage may be adjustable to occlude or otherwise to regulate access or flow of materials therethrough. An elongated element may be inserted into the passage when in a...