US Patent Issued to MicroVention on Jan. 13 for "Systems and methods for embolization of body structures" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,120, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for embolization of body structures" was invented by Brian E. Merritt (San Clemente, Calif.) and Todd J. Hewitt (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for treatment of a vascular defect within a patient's vasculature includes a self-expanding permeable shell having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the shell comprising a plurality of elongate resilient filaments having a braided structure, wherein the filaments are secured at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the permea...