ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,462, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Coatings" was invented by Gregory M. Cruise (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Steve Plotkin (Beaumont, Calif.) and Emily Hsu (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lubricious coatings for medical devices and their uses are described."
The patent was filed on Aug. 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/234,308.
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