US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed, Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research on Dec. 16 for "Ablation and occlusive system" (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,122, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research (Rochester).

"Ablation and occlusive system" was invented by Sarah Melissa Gruba (Vadnais Heights, Minn.), James P. Rohl (Prescott, Wis.), James A. Klos (Bay City, Wis.), John M. Edgell (Plymouth, Minn.), Douglas Dean Pagoria (Evergreen, Colo.) and Samuel J. Asirvatham (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example medical system for ablating and occluding the left atrial appendage is disclosed. The example system includes a catheter sized and shaped for vascular access and inc...