US Patent Issued to Merit Medical Systems on Sept. 15 for "Bifurcated vascular stent and methods of manufacture" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,052, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Merit Medical Systems Inc. (South Jordan, Utah).

"Bifurcated vascular stent and methods of manufacture" was invented by Christopher Cindrich (Highland, Utah), John Hall (Bountiful, Utah) and Wayne Mower (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bifurcated endovascular prostheses used to treat diseased blood vessels, such as arteries, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the bifurcated endovascular prosthesis is configured to be implanted within the diseased blood vessels adjacent a diseased section. The bifurcated endovascular prosthesis includes a primary stent graft and a secondary ste...