ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,078, issued on March 18, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).
"Sheath tip with angled distal face" was invented by Christopher R. Ralph (Woodinville, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing a sheath tip with an angled distal face to conform the sheath to a surface of tissue toward which the sheath is being extended to potentially help reduce or avoid tissue damage upon extending a sheath to convey an elongated instrument for sampling or treatment. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a sheath tip configured to be positioned at...