ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,360, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Stent delivery system" was invented by Gary Gilmartin (Foxford, Ireland) and Geraldine Toner (Raphoe, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example stent delivery system is disclosed. The example stent delivery system includes an outer shaft having a distal end region, an inner surface and a lumen extending therein. The delivery system also includes an inner shaft extending within the outer shaft lumen, the inner shaft having a stent receiving region disposed along a distal end region thereof. Additionally, the delivery system includes a ...