ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,599, issued on May 13, was assigned to SCP Altis (Monaco, Monaco).
"Catheter apparatus" was invented by Marina Kamalova (Tbilisi, Georgia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction catheter for fragmenting and removing obstructive material and thrombus from the body or other body cavities that comprises a tube-like body with a proximal and distal end and a pressure lumen and discharge lumen formed in the catheter body. At the distal end of the catheter is a suction opening adjacent to the opening of the nozzle injector formation. At the proximal end of the catheter the lumens are connected to an inlet port and a discharge outlet. A hub...