ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,201, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Cervos Medical LLC (Avon, Mass.).

"Bone access, bone capture, and aspiration devices" was invented by Andrew McGillicuddy (Humarock, Mass.) and Neil F. Duffy Jr. (Brighton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bone marrow aspiration device includes an outer cannula connected to an outer handle, and a first cannula that fits through the outer cannula and extends beyond a distal end of the outer cannula. The first cannula is connected to a first handle including a mating feature. A removable sharp stylet fits coaxially through the first cannula and is connected to a stylet handle including a ma...