ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,175, issued on April 29, was assigned to Stryker Ireland Technology Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Occlusion device" was invented by Stephen Griffin (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is an occlusion device comprising: (a) a substantially solid marker band having an inner and outer diameter, a proximal end, and a distal end; and (b) a resilient mesh body attached within the marker band, wherein the body is a length y, and wherein the body comprises a bolus of additional resilient mesh material of a length x, wherein y is greater than x, and wherein the body extends distally from the marker band having a f...