ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,587, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Inquis Medical Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Directional aspiration" was invented by Vahid Saadat (Atherton, Calif.), William Jason Fox (San Mateo, Calif.), Michael Pare (Menlo Park, Calif.), Eyal Aklivanh (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Neekon Saadat (Atherton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for removing clot material by directional aspiration may include removing clot material from a side vessel while the suction catheter remains in the main vessel. These methods may include a steerable distal end region. In some cases the apparatuses and methods may include the use of a guide catheter ...