ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,473, issued on June 30, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Covered endoprosthesis with improved branch access" was invented by Martyn G. Folan (Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoprosthesis may include an expandable framework including an anchoring portion and a body portion extending axially from the anchoring portion, the body portion having a plurality of body cells; and a polymeric cover disposed on at least a portion of the expandable framework. The anchoring portion includes a first transverse flange and a second transverse flange proximate the first transverse flange, the fi...