US Patent Issued to ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIVISION on Oct. 20 for "Devices and methods for the treatment of vascular abnormalities" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,872, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIVISION INC. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Devices and methods for the treatment of vascular abnormalities" was invented by Kristen T. Morin (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a medical device including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end includes a disc and the distal end includes a lobe. The disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member. The disc includes a proximal surface and a distal surface. The lobe includes a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a side surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface ...