ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,408, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Coherex Medical Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Testing fixture, system, and method thereof" was invented by Sung K. Lee (Salt Lake City), Tom Ditter (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Annabel Lee (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A durability testing fixture, system and method for testing a medical device. The testing fixture include a stabilizing member, an inflatable member and a pressure controller. The inflatable member is positioned adjacent the stabilizing member and defines a bore therein, the bore sized to hold the medical device. The inflatable member is configured to receive and rele...