US Patent Issued to C. R. Bard on May 12 for "Scoring balloon catheter with enhanced pushability and maneuverability" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,056, issued on May 12, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Scoring balloon catheter with enhanced pushability and maneuverability" was invented by Katherine Huffer (Chandler, Ariz.) and Mark Nicholas Wright (Gilbert, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for introduction into a body vessel includes a shaft (105), a balloon (115) positioned at the distal end of the shaft (105), and at least one longitudinal scoring wire (135) to score a vascular lesion attached to the distal end of the shaft (105), disposed over the balloon (115). The shaft (105) includes a support (119), such as a wire or tube having one o...