ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,987, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Stent" was invented by Joseph R. Armstrong (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Edward H. Cully (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Michael W. Franklin (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Mark Y. Hansen (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Brandon A. Lurie (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Craig R. McMurray (Flagstaff, Ariz.), William D. Montgomery (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Wendy J. Terry (Anthem, Ariz.) and Eric M. Tittelbaugh (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular c...