ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,029, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SUZHOU ZENITH VASCULAR SCITECH Ltd. (SIP Suzhou, China).
"Balloon stent installation device and stent installation method" was invented by Jie Xia (SIP Suzhou, China) and Liyou Guo (SIP Suzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a balloon stent installation device and a stent installation method. The balloon stent installation device, which is used to install a self-expandable stent to a lesion site of a blood vessel, includes a balloon dilatation catheter and a stent release tube. The balloon dilatation catheter includes a first through hole with an inlet and an outlet. An expansi...