ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,216, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Multiple inflation endovascular medical device" was invented by Michael Broyles (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Bret J. Kilgrow (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device may include a catheter, an expandable member, a cover, and an actuator. The catheter may include a longitudinal axis, proximal and distal ends, and a cover lumen extending from the proximal to the distal end. The expandable member may include proximal and distal ends and may be disposed on a distal section of the catheter. The cover may include a first region that may...