US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on May 13 for "Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space" (Minnesota, North Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,597, issued on May 13, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space" was invented by Chad J. Kugler (Buffalo, Minn.), Matthew J. Olson (Grafton, N.D.) and Robert E. Atkinson (Lake Elmo, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion with a concave si...