US Patent Issued to Covidien on April 21 for "Intrasaccular occlusive devices comprising copper materials" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,159, issued on April 21, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Intrasaccular occlusive devices comprising copper materials" was invented by Zhijun Bai (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Junwei Li (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Occlusion devices are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, the present technology includes a mesh configured to be positioned within an aneurysm cavity, the mesh having a low-profile configuration for delivery through a catheter to the aneurysm cavity and an expanded configuration for implantation in the aneurysm cavity. The mesh can include a first portion configured to be positi...