US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 2 for "Medical retrieval systems, devices, and related methods" (Irish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,903, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Medical retrieval systems, devices, and related methods" was invented by Richard Crawford (Galway, Ireland), Enda Connaughton (Galway, Ireland) and Meabh Holden (Dublin).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one example, a retrieval device may include a flexible loop; a net coupled to the loop, the net having an opening at least partially circumscribed by the loop; a sheath extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a cord extending through and/or around the net; and a connector assembly movable from a first configuration to a second configura...