ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,730, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Styker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Balloon catheter with porous outer member for air purging" was invented by Kyler Hodgson (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balloon catheter which allows for faster preparation and effective purging of air. The catheter includes an elongated, flexible catheter having a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member each having a respective lumen. The inner member is at least partially disposed in the outer member lumen such that an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface...