ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,300, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Inquis Medical Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Methods for removing a blood clot material" was invented by Vahid Saadat (Atherton, Calif.), William Jason Fox (San Mateo, Calif.), Neekon Saadat (Atherton, Calif.), Mojgan Saadat (Atherton, Calif.), Mahyar Z. Kermani (San Ramon, Calif.) and Michael Pare (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described here are methods and apparatuses for removing a clot material from a patient. For example, an apparatus as described herein may include a flexible elongate body having a suction lumen, a first pair of sensors (e.g., electrodes), and a contro...