ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,370, issued on March 25, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Coatings for medical devices" was invented by Gregory M. Cruise (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Steve Plotkin (Beaumont, Calif.) and Petr Vasek (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lubricious or hemocompatible coatings for medical devices are described."
The patent was filed on July 24, 2020, under Application No. 16/938,571.
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