ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,347, issued on April 29, was assigned to Sonorous NV (Lake Forest, Calif.).

"Intracranial stent for insertion into the cerebral venous sinus system and methods of use" was invented by Athos Patsalides (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stent for insertion into an intracranial blood vessel of the cerebral venous sinus system includes a proximal end, a distal end, a body between the proximal end and the distal end, the body comprising a plurality of wires in a closed pattern, wherein the stent is configured for insertion into an intracranial blood vessel of the cerebral venous sinus system. The stent is further capable of being ...