US Patent Issued to THE PROVOST FELLOWS FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIV. TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN on June 17 for "Implantable biocompatible expander suitable for treatment of constrictions of body lumen" (Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,663, issued on June 17, was assigned to THE PROVOST FELLOWS FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIV. TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN (Dublin).

"Implantable biocompatible expander suitable for treatment of constrictions of body lumen" was invented by Conor Harkin (Dublin), Garrett Ryan (Dublin), Bruce Murphy (Dublin) and James Redmond (Dublin).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable biocompatible expander suitable for implantation into a urinary duct, comprises an elongated sinusoidal ring comprising at least two proximal prongs and at least two distal prongs, wherein the expande...