ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,497, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Connected medical devices" was invented by Amy Levasseur (Holliston, Mass.), Louis J. Barbato (Franklin, Mass.) and William J. Abner (Rutland, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical system includes an insertion device including a handle, an insertion portion with at least one lumen, a port fluidly coupled to the lumen, and a connection portion. The medical system also includes a medical device including a handle, an insertion portion, and a connection portion configured to be coupled to the connection portion of the insertion device...