ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,883, issued on July 8, was assigned to Rex Medical LP (Conshohocken, Pa.).
"Vascular hole closure device" was invented by James F. McGuckin Jr. (Radnor, Pa.), John D. Leedle (Chicago), James S. Tarmin (Media, Pa.), Thanu Anidharan (Downingtown, Pa.) and Stephan A. DeFonzo (Wayne, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture and having a first opening. A first retainer is positionable external...