ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,621, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to First Pass LLC (Paradise Valley, Ariz.).
"Intravascular articulating retrieval apparatus" was invented by Peter J. Sunenshine (Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Kevin Hirsch (Phoenix) and Joseph Barrett (Tempe, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular articulating retrieval apparatus may be used to move objects within the vasculature, such as to remove an intravascular filter, tissue and other items from the vasculature. The apparatus has a user interface to manipulate a first and second actuating portion that are coupled to the distal end of the apparatus conduit. A retrieval apparatus may i...