ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,666, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SCIENTIA VASCULAR INC. (West Valley City, Utah).
"Guidewire with core centering mechanism" was invented by Clark C. Davis (Holladay, Utah), Edward J. Snyder (Park City, Utah) and Todd H. Turnlund (Park City, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to guidewire devices with an outer tube and a core. The distal section of the core extends into and is surrounded by the outer tube. One or more centering mechanisms are also disposed within the outer tube and are arranged to fill a portion of the annular space between the core and the inner surface of the tube. The one or m...