US Patent Issued to Neptune Medical on April 29 for "Methods of performing vascular procedures using a rigidizing device" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,571, issued on April 29, was assigned to Neptune Medical Inc. (Burlingame, Calif.).

"Methods of performing vascular procedures using a rigidizing device" was invented by Alexander Q. Tilson (Burlingame, Calif.), Stephen J. Morris (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Garrett J. Gomes (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), Adam S. Wigginton (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Mark C. Scheeff (Oakland, Calif.) and Charles S. Love (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method of performing one or more procedures within a patient's vasculature using a rigidizing device. The rigidizing device may be inserted through the patient's vasculature in a flexible configuration ...