ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,359, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Barrier devices, systems, and methods" was invented by John T. Favreau (Spencer, Mass.), Andrew Pic (Northboro, Mass.), Amanda L Smith (Boston), Lauren Lydecker (Millbury, Mass.) and Travis Henchie (Worcester, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and medical device delivery. In particular, the present disclosure relates to medical devices, systems, and methods for delivering a barrier device within a body lumen of a patient, such as the GI tract. For example, a barrier d...