ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,634, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Catheter-based occlusion removal systems and method" was invented by John M. Brinkmann (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Paul D. Goodman (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter system for removal of occlusive material in a body lumen. The catheter system includes a catheter body, extending between a distal end and a proximal end and having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The catheter body includes a filtration section having filter media configured to permit blood to pass through the lumen of the catheter body and inhibiting occlusiv...