US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Nov. 25 for "Methods and devices for transcarotid access" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,770, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Methods and devices for transcarotid access" was invented by Stewart M. Kume (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Michael Chang (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Michael P. Wallace (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micropuncture kit for direct access of a surgically exposed vessel using direct visual guidance includes a micropuncture access needle having a proximal hub coupled to an elongate shaft defining an inner lumen and a visible depth indicator positioned on the elongate shaft a distance away from a distal tip of the elongate shaft. The kit inc...