ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,522, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Force gauge and method of use" was invented by Michael S H Chu (Brookline, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and methods to assist in the introduction of an instrument into a patient, and more particularly to medical devices for measuring and/or monitoring forces applied during introduction of an access sheath through a body lumen."
The patent was filed on March 14, 2023, under Application No. 18/121,450.
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