ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,151, issued on May 20, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Aspiration medical device" was invented by Daniel T. Quillin (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspiration medical devices and methods for making and using aspiration medical devices are disclosed. An example aspiration medical device may include a catheter shaft having a distal end region and defining an inflow orifice adjacent to the distal end region. An aspiration member may be disposed within the catheter shaft. The aspiration member may have a plurality of axially-spaced fluid jets formed therein. A collar may be dispose...