ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,420, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to LYRA Therapeutics Inc. (Watertown, Mass.).
"Drug-eluting medical implants" was invented by Maria Palasis (Wellesley, Mass.), Changcheng You (Northbridge, Mass.), Danny Concagh (Medfield, Mass.), Lee Core (Needham, Mass.), Kicherl Ho (Groton, Mass.), Upma Sharma (Somerville, Mass.) and Gregory T Zugates (Chelmsford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are self-expanding medical implants for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implants comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and are designed to be low-profile such that they are deliver...