US Patent Issued to Neurovenous Technologies on Nov. 4 for "Tapered jugular stents for vascular interventions, and systems and devices thereof" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,517, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Neurovenous Technologies LLC (Honolulu).

"Tapered jugular stents for vascular interventions, and systems and devices thereof" was invented by Calvin Helmer (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein relate to a stent for vascular interventions. The stent may be used for jugular vein interventions. The stent addresses challenges inherent to the jugular vein by incorporating adaptability, sizing versatility, and a self-expanding mechanism. In some embodiments, the stent may include Nitinol for biocompatibility. In some embodiments, the stent includes a tapered body and...