ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,384, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"System for treating occlusions in body lumens" was invented by Hoa D. Nguyen (San Jose, Calif.) and Camilo Perez Saaibi (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a system for treating an occlusion within a body lumen. The system may comprise an insulated outer sheath; an elongated conductive tube, wherein the insulated outer sheath is circumferentially mounted around the elongated conductive tube; and an insulated wire having a helically coiled portion at a distal end of the insulated wire. The coiled portion includes a...