US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on July 7 for "Inflatable member with core members" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,963, issued on July 7, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Inflatable member with core members" was invented by Ryan Earl Fredrick (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Paul John Gindele (Buffalo, Minn.) and Matthew Lee Nelson (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an aspect, an inflatable implant includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid; an inflatable member; and a pump assembly configured to transfer fluid from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable member, the inflatable member including a body member and a core member, the body member defining a first cavity and a second cavity, th...