ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,755, issued on April 14, was assigned to I-VASC S.R.L. (Milan).
"Vascular catheter and method" was invented by Mario Salerno (Milan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular catheter includes a catheter shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a handle, at least two occlusion elements adapted to isolate a volume of the blood vessel, and an expandable balloon, between the two occlusion elements. The catheter shaft includes a first hole that opens into the expandable balloon. The catheter handle includes a first pumping device associated with a first path and with a first tank containing a first fluid, a second pumping device associ...