ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,175, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Imperative Care Inc. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Multi catheter method of performing a robotic neurovascular procedure" was invented by Lilip Lau (Los Altos, Calif.), Robert Hitchcock (Los Gatos, Calif.), Kyle Bartholomew (Campbell, Calif.) and David Gonzalez (Campbell, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of performing a neurovascular procedure includes the steps of providing an access assembly comprising a guidewire, access catheter and guide catheter; coupling the access assembly to a robotic drive system; and driving the access assembly to achieve supra-aortic vessel access. The guide wi...