US Patent Issued to COVIDIEN on April 22 for "Aneurysm treatment coils and associated systems and methods of use" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,775, issued on April 22, was assigned to COVIDIEN LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Aneurysm treatment coils and associated systems and methods of use" was invented by Christopher Andrews (Lake Elsinore, Calif.), Etelvina Rivas (Anaheim, Calif.) and Hieu Dang (Westminster, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for treating vascular defects are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an occlusive device comprising a coil having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The coil may be formed of an elongated member wound about the lon...