ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,717, issued on May 13, was assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).
"Intravascular sensing devices having flexible tip structure" was invented by Michael Aman (Sinking Spring, Pa.), Jamie C. Rowe (Wernersville, Pa.), Igor Tentler (Collegeville, Pa.), Kurt Heinly (Wernersville, Pa.), Michael Harding (Reading, Pa.) and Nick Horst (Leola, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular device, such as a stylet or catheter, having a flexible, atraumatic tip is disclosed. The intravascular device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner lumen extending between the proximal end and the...