ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,743, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Retrieval systems and methods for use thereof" was invented by Brian B. Martin (Felton, Calif.) and Martin S. Dieck (Campbell, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen."
The patent was filed on No...