US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 29 for "Devices, systems, and methods for extracting a ureteral stent" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,137, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for extracting a ureteral stent" was invented by Michael S H Chu (Brookline, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for extracting ureteral stent from a patient. Some embodiments are particularly directed to an extraction tool capable of extending into a urethra and retrieving a stent without scope visualization, assistance from a medical professional, and/or prescription medication (e.g., for pain). The extraction tool may be a single-use ...