ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,650, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Vascular Development Corp LLC (Grand Junction, Colo.).
"Augmented delivery catheter and method" was invented by Richard E. Fulton III (Grand Junction, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a catheter apparatus with an anchoring device to stabilize the catheter tip when in use, such as when infusing, injecting, or delivering substances, devices or other catheters into a patient. The apparatus according to various embodiments deploys an anchoring device that stabilizes the catheter tip and enables adjustment of the blood flow during use."
The patent was filed on F...