ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,773, issued on July 29, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Medical cleaning valve" was invented by Allyn Narcisse Jensrud (Milford, Mass.), Larry Edward Stanton (Burlington, Mass.) and Colby Harris (Norfolk, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical valve may comprise a valve stem and an operation portion. The operation portion may include a stationary portion, a movable portion which is movable relative to the stationary portion and fixed relative to the valve stem, a seal disposed between the stationary portion and the movable portion, and a biasing member. Movement of the movable portion in a...