US Patent Issued to MicroVention on June 16 for "Catheter with improved flow characteristics" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,541, issued on June 16, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Catheter with improved flow characteristics" was invented by George Stern (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Vladimir Satchouk (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Catheters are described that have improved flow characteristics that may be particularly helpful when delivering embolic agents within a blood vessel. One catheter includes a fluid flow modifier that is configured to create laminar fluid flow out of a distal end of the catheter to help reduce turbulence and achieve predictable fluid movement. Another catheter includes scavenging ports t...