US Patent Issued to Penumbra on March 4 for "Thrombectomy systems and methods for controlled clot aspiration" (California, North Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,777, issued on March 4, was assigned to Penumbra Inc. (Alameda, Calif.).

"Thrombectomy systems and methods for controlled clot aspiration" was invented by Bo-Yu Su (Alameda, Calif.), Vinita Verma (Pleasanton, Calif.), Scott Teigen (West Fargo, N.D.), Steven Loisel (Castro Valley, Calif.), Stephen Pons (Alameda, Calif.) and Ben Tompkins (Danville, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thrombectomy system includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, a valve in fluid communication with the catheter, and a cutting instrument associated with the distal end of the catheter. The cutting instrument may be configured for axia...