US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Feb. 24 for "Devices and methods for treatment of body lumens" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,976, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Devices and methods for treatment of body lumens" was invented by Colby Harris (Norfolk, Mass.), Paul Smith (Smithfield, R.I.), James J. Scutti (Norwell, Mass.), Louis J. Barbato (Franklin, Mass.), Ryan Evers (Billerica, Mass.) and Dane Seddon (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device may comprise a handle portion; an insertion portion having a proximal end portion at the handle portion, wherein the insertion portion includes a lumen therein and a distal end having a distal opening in communication with the lumen; and a member d...