ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,114, issued on May 13, was assigned to PACESETTER INC. (Sylmar, Calif.).
"Delivery catheter systems and methods" was invented by Tracee Eidenschink (Wayzata, Minn.), Thomas B. Eby (Mountain View, Calif.), Matt Glimsdale (St. Michael, Minn.) and Brian J. Perszyk (Shoreview, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a delivery catheter for implanting a leadless biostimulator. The delivery catheter includes a shaft and a tubular body having a lumen and an atraumatic end. The atraumatic end includes at least one of a braided, woven or mesh construction configured to facilitate the atraumatic end changing diameter. When a d...