US Patent Issued to Vascular Development on June 2 for "Funnel catheter and novel methods of utilization" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,544, issued on June 2, was assigned to Vascular Development Corp LLC (Grand Junction, Colo.).

"Funnel catheter and novel methods of utilization" was invented by Richard E. Fulton III (Grand Junction, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods useful in facilitating the removal of thrombus, embolus, or debris from a blood vessel and other intravascular interventional actions, including proximal embolic protection when treating a vascular lesion or condition."

The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/515,967.

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