US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on July 7 for "Method and apparatus for treatment of intracranial hemorrhages" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,154, issued on July 7, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Method and apparatus for treatment of intracranial hemorrhages" was invented by Azita Soltani (Snohomish, Wash.), Raymond M. Wolniewcz III (Redmond, Wash.), Brenton Nistal (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.), Curtis Genstler (Everett, Wash.), Robert L. Wilcox (Bothell, Wash.) and Ronald L. Haas (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound catheter with a lumen for fluid delivery and fluid evacuation, and an ultrasound source is used for the treatment of intracerebral or intraventricular hemorrhages. After the catheter is inserted into a b...