US Patent Issued to EndoShunt Medical on July 28 for "Endovascular shunts and methods of shunting" (Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,265, issued on July 28, was assigned to EndoShunt Medical Inc. (Chicago).

"Endovascular shunts and methods of shunting" was invented by Michael Finn-Henry (Lincoln, Mass.) and Olivia Busk (Fairfield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Endovascular assemblies may include a catheter, a shunt, and a wire. The shunt includes a frame and a liner secured about the frame. The wire extends through the catheter and is coupled to the shunt. The shunt is configured to move between a collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration in response to movement of the wire. Endovascular assemblies may be used to shunt a vessel."

The pa...