ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,893, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to TargetCath Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Intracardiac delivery catheter and method of use" was invented by Carmelo J. Panetta (Minneapolis) and Philip J. Haarstad (Chanhassan, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intracardiac delivery catheter or assembly is disclosed. The delivery catheter includes a delivery lumen and a flow assist balloon inflatable through an inflation lumen. In illustrated embodiments the delivery lumen has a diameter dimension of at least 8 F, 9 F, 10 F or between 8-14 F for insertion of an intracardiac echocardiography catheter (ICE) for placement at an intracardiac imaging s...