ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,947, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Aspiration medical device" was invented by Cass Alexander Hanson (St. Paul, Minn.) and Benjamin Michael Wilke (Circle Pines, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspiration medical device as well as methods for making and using aspiration medical devices are disclosed. An example aspiration medical device may include a tubular member having a distal end region and defining an inflow orifice adjacent to the distal end region. An aspiration member may be disposed within the tubular member. The aspiration member may have a plurality of axially-s...