ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,932, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to VentureMed Group Inc. (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Intravascular device having feedback elements" was invented by John P. Pigott (Sylvania, Ohio), Jenny Zeroni (Plymouth, Minn.) and Adam Tschida (Brooklyn Park, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular device for providing feedback to an operator during use and methods of providing the same as disclosed. A catheter tube extends from a handle assembly. An expandable portion is connected to the catheter tube and is selectively movable between a first position and an expanded position. A feedback device provided at the expandable portion provi...