ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,479, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TriSalus Life Sciences Inc. (Westminster, Colo.).
"Closed tip dynamic microvalve protection device" was invented by Bryan Pinchuk (Miami) and James E. Chomas (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for infusing a therapeutic. The method includes providing a microvalve device having an inner catheter longitudinally displaceable relative to an outer catheter, and a filter valve coupled to the inner catheter adjacent the distal ends of the inner and outer catheters such that longitudinal displacement of the inner catheter relative to the outer catheter permits the filter valve ...