US Patent Issued to CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER on Dec. 2 for "Soft cylindrical torque tool for medical devices with lumen" (District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,251, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Washington).

"Soft cylindrical torque tool for medical devices with lumen" was invented by Charles Berul (Washington), Bradley Clark (Washington), Morgan Loftis (Washington), Justin Opfermann (Washington) and Paige Mass (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is related to a device for gripping catheters that are used in interventional cardiac procedures without causing internal catheter damage. The present disclosure will allow the operator to maintain improved stability and maneuverability compared with current approaches, including,...