US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Aug. 4 for "Medical device for occluding a left atrial appendage" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,124, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Medical device for occluding a left atrial appendage" was invented by Joshua Mark Inouye (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Levi Joel Wolterstorff (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical implant for occluding a left atrial appendage includes an expandable framework configured to shift between a first configuration and a second configuration, and an occlusive element secured to the expandable framework. The expandable framework includes a plurality of interconnected struts extending from a proximal hub. The plurality of interconnecte...