ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,099, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Percutaneous circulatory support system having improved torque and blood flow" was invented by Nathan Edwards (Minneapolis) and Steven R. Larsen (Lino Lakes, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards apparatuses, systems, and methods that system for delivering a blood pump. The system may include a blood pump that may include one or more impellers configured to cause blood to flow through the pump. The system may also include one or more guidewires. The guidewires may include one or more...