ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,902, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Aspiration system including fluid-infusing inner member" was invented by Niall F. Duffy (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, a medical system includes an aspiration catheter defining a catheter lumen; and an inner member configured to be received in the catheter lumen and extend distally outward from a distal opening of the catheter, wherein the inner member comprises an elongated support structure configured to move axially within the catheter lumen; and a rigid member at a distal portion of the elongated support structure, wherein ...