US Patent Issued to Stryker, Stryker European Operations on Nov. 3 for "Vaso-occlusive devices and methods for making and using same" (Michigan, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,591, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).

"Vaso-occlusive devices and methods for making and using same" was invented by Esther Koo (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Clifford Teoh (Los Altos, Calif.), Stella Than Chu (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Jason Delgadillo (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vaso-occlusive device comprises a wire having a primary configuration in a constrained condition. The wire forms a secondary configuration in a relaxed, unconstrained condition. The secondary configuration comprises a pyramidal portion comprising a plural...