ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,607, issued on May 27, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Retrieval systems and methods for use thereof" was invented by Brian B. Martin (Felton, Calif.) and Julio Aguilar (San Jose, 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 ho 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 May 26, ...