US Patent Issued to Penumbra on Oct. 6 for "Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,729, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Penumbra Inc. (Alameda, Calif.).

"Computer-aided vacuum thrombectomy systems and methods for estimating therapeutic benefit" was invented by Nicole Trosper (Fairfax, Calif.) and Stephen Pons (Alameda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aspiration thrombectomy system includes an aspiration catheter configured to accommodate fluid and having a proximal end and a distal end. The system includes connection tubing coupled to the aspiration catheter and configured to act as a common conduit for fluid communication. The system further includes controllable valves operable to control a level of pre...