US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Nov. 3 for "Retrieval devices and related methods of use" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,613, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Retrieval devices and related methods of use" was invented by Prasopporn K. Rohan (Belmont, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one aspect, a retrieval device may include a sheath having a distal end. The retrieval device may also include an end effector movable relative to the distal end of the sheath. The end effector may include first and second arms. The first arm may include a first opening at a distal portion of the first arm. The second arm may include a second opening at a distal portion of the second arm. The end effector...