ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,061, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to TVA MEDICAL INC. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Catheters, systems, and methods for endovascular treatment of a blood vessel" was invented by Oladipo Peter Akerele-Ale (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), Alex Palmer (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), Olivia Palmer (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), Stephen Pede (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) and Breanna Simpson (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter for endovascular treatment of a blood vessel includes a treatment portion, a proximal magnetic array positioned proximal to the treatment portion, and a distal magnetic array positioned distal to the treatment portion. ...