ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,283, issued on May 6, was assigned to TERUMO MEDICAL Corp. (Somerset, N.J.).
"Adjustable vascular closure device assembly" was invented by Masanori Ato (Wilmington, Del.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for operating a vascular closure device assembly that includes a sheath having a sheath main body defining a beveled distal end and a sheath mounting portion, a housing within which the sheath mounting portion is disposed, and a dilator engaging the sheath through the housing. The method includes: inserting at least a portion of the dilator into the housing such that the dilator moves the sheath into a first configu...