ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,427, issued on March 24, was assigned to Olympus America Inc. (Center Valley, Pa.).
"Lithotriptor spacers and method" was invented by Peter J. Crowley (Norfolk, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device and associated methods are disclosed. In one example, the medical device includes a lithotriptor. One or more spacers are included that extend from an outside surface of a hollow shaft of the lithotriptor. At least one longitudinal pathway is included through the one or more lateral spacers. In one example, the one or more lateral spacers includes an elastomer material."
The patent was filed on Jan. 18, 2022, under Appli...