US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on May 19 for "Medical device with support member" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,501, issued on May 19, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Medical device with support member" was invented by Daniel C. Weber (Plymouth, Minn.), Ross Olson (Anoka, Minn.), Adam D. Grovender (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Brian Cornwell (Big Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. An example medical device includes an elongate shaft having a distal region and a coil disposed along the distal region. The coil is formed from a winding member having a first filar region and a second filar region. The wind...