ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,030, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to VENOVATION INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Apparatus and methods for closing vessels" was invented by Bradley B. Hill (Santa Clara, Calif.), James Hong (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Tejas Mazmudar (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are provided for closing a tubular structure within a patient's body, e.g., a varicose vein. In one example, the apparatus includes an outer member including a cannula and an inner member carrying a pusher member slidably received within a lumen of the cannula. The cannula is inserted into the patient's body into-and-through the vein, the ...