ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,229, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Route 92 Medical Inc. (West Jordan, Utah).
"Rapid aspiration thrombectomy system and method" was invented by Michi E. Garrison (San Mateo, Calif.), Tony M. Chou (San Mateo, Calif.) and Scott D. Wilson (San Mateo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or support catheter having a flexible, distal luminal portion having an inner diameter defining a lumen extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal porti...