US Patent Issued to Gyrus ACMI on Aug. 11 for "Ureteral stent" (Massachusetts, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,804, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).

"Ureteral stent" was invented by Thomas J. Holman (Princeton, Minn.), Hui Tang (Action, Mass.) and Judy L. Walish (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is ureteral stent. The ureteral stent includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a middle portion. The proximal end includes a retention feature having a coiled shape. The distal end is opposite the proximal end. The middle portion is between the proximal end and the distal end."

The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/541,141.

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