ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,365, issued on June 30, was assigned to PRYTIME MEDICAL DEVICES INC. (Boerne, Texas).

"Occlusion catheter system for partial occlusion or full occlusion" was invented by Curtis J. Franklin (Lakewood, Colo.), Todd J. Krummenacher (Lakewood, Colo.), Jeremy Reynolds (Lakewood, Colo.), David Spencer (Boerne, Texas) and Luke William Fisher (Lakewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vascular occlusion catheter for at least partial occlusion of a target vessel includes proximal and distal shafts, with an occlusion balloon connected therebetween. The proximal shaft has a proximal internal lumen, in fluid communication with the occlusi...