ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,398, issued on April 14, was assigned to AngioSafe Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Device and method for centering and crossing a vascular occlusion" was invented by Mallik Thatipelli (Bakersfield, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter for centrally crossing an occluded blood vessel includes a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a central passage. A rotatable drive shaft extending through the central passage and has a distal end, a proximal end, and a central lumen. A cutting tip is mounted on the distal end of the rotatable drive shaft and configured to cut through occlusive material when rotated. A pluralit...