ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,404, issued on March 24, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Method of manufacturing an implantable medical device detachment system with split tube and cylindrical coupling" was invented by Juan Lorenzo (Davie, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of constructing a detachment system for delivering an implantable medical device to a target location of a body vessel is presented. The method includes forming a compressible portion on a distal tube, engaging an implantable medical device with an engagement system, extending the engagement system through the distal tube such that the implantable medica...