ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,160, issued on May 20, was assigned to HydroCision Inc. (North Billerica, Mass.).
"Deployable dynamic stent and adjustable cutting jet device" was invented by Paul Kowalski (North Billerica, Mass.), Alain Tranchemontagne (North Billerica, Mass.) and Duane Couri (North Billerica, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a medical device comprising a handle comprising a distal hub, a proximal hub, and a middle hub disposed between the distal hub and the proximal hub. The medical device may comprise an outer sheath coupled with the distal hub, a basket configurable in a deployed state and an undeployed state, and a jet tube shaf...