ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. RE50,549, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Sonic Vascular Inc. (Windermere, Fla.).
"Focused intraluminal lithectomy catheter device and methods" was invented by Michael J. Tozzi (Windermere, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system, device and method for removing occlusive material from a bodily lumen comprising a catheter with a distally mounted and fluid-fillable litho-cushion in operative connection with at least one forward-focusing reflector. The catheter comprises a lumen with an electrode pair housing disposed in watertight engagement with the lumen at or near the distal end of the lumen, the electrode pair housing comprising a...