ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,543, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Apparatuses and methods for delivering powdered agents" was invented by Andrew Pic (Northboro, Mass.), Matthew Laplaca (Franklin, Mass.) and Jeffrey V. Bean (Fitchburg, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for delivering a powdered agent into a subject's body may include a first passage for receiving a pressurized gas. The apparatus also may include a container housing a powdered agent. The container may be in fluid connection with the first passage. At least a portion of the pressurized gas is introduced into the powdered agent ...