US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on March 18 for "Diametrically adjustable endoprostheses and associated systems and methods" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,300, issued on March 18, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"Diametrically adjustable endoprostheses and associated systems and methods" was invented by Edward H. Cully (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Jeffrey B. Duncan (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Marisa L. Sylvester (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Daniel W. Yates (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Michael J. Vonesh (Flagstaff, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diametrically adjustable endoprosthesis includes a controlled expansion element extending along at least a portion of a graft and is supported by a stent. The controlled expansion element diametrically constrains and limits expansion of th...