ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,727, issued on June 24, was assigned to Ischemicure Ltd. (Louisville, Ky.).
"Devices, systems and methods to remove blood clots" was invented by Paul A. Spence (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods for removing a blood clot (10) from a blood vessel (12). Various uses of suction pressure and positive pressure, proximal and/or distal to the blood clot (10) assist with clot dislodgement and removal. The pressure(s) may be constant and/or cycled/pulsed to assist with clot dislodgement and/or removal. Various further devices assist with separating the clot (10) from the vessel (12)."
The patent was ...