ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,640, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to PACESETTER INC. (Sylmar, Calif.).
"Biostimulator retrieval system having cincher tube" was invented by David Rickheim (Bloomington, Minn.), Daniel Coyle (St. Louis, Minn.) and Adam Weber (Minnetonka, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrieval system for a biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, is described. The biostimulator retrieval system includes a docking cap rotatably coupled to an outer catheter by a bearing. A torque shaft extends through the outer catheter and attaches to the docking cap to transmit torque to the docking cap to cause rotation of the docking cap relati...