ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,609, issued on May 27, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Retrieval devices and related methods of use" was invented by Michael S. H. Chu (Brookline, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrieval device may have a contracted state and an expanded state. The retrieval device may include a sheath and at least three support members. Each of the support members may have a first portion with a first cross-sectional shape and a second portion with a second cross-sectional shape different from the first cross-sectional shape. A proximal end fixed of each of the support members may be coupled to the sheat...