ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,354, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to TC1 LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Sheath system for catheter pump" was invented by Richard L. Keenan (Livermore, Calif.), Keif M. Fitzgerald (San Jose, Calif.), Veronica J. Neiman (Union City, Calif.) and Phyllis Yuen (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of coupling components of a catheter pump assembly includes providing an elongate polymeric tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, and also providing a metallic tubular body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The method further includes positioning a mechanical interface having a first interface zone and a...