ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,735, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Intervene Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Interventional systems and associated devices and methods" was invented by Michi E. Garrison (Half Moon Bay, Calif.), Kent D. Dell (Lincoln, Calif.), Jeffrey M. Elkins (Woodside, Calif.), Daniel T. Lagoe (Pacifica, Calif.) and Herbert M. Mendoza (South San Fracicsco, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to some embodiments, the present technology includes device for removing obstructive material from a blood vessel lumen. For example, the device can comprise an elongated member, a cutting portion carried by a distal region of the elongated...