Bard Vascular Occlusion Device Patent US12599384B2 Granted
Summary
USPTO granted US Patent No. 12,599,384 (B2) to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. on April 14, 2026, for a vascular occlusion device featuring an adjustable body with a pair of lobes and an adjustment assembly. The device allows modification of lobe distance through an elongated member and receiving member mechanism. The patent includes 20 claims and covers methods of use for vascular occlusion procedures.
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USPTO granted US Patent No. 12,599,384 to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. on April 14, 2026. The patent protects a vascular occlusion device with an adjustable body, a pair of lobes positioned at distal and proximal portions, and an adjustment assembly allowing modification of lobe distance via a receiving member and elongated member mechanism. The device operates in extended and retracted positions to control lobe spacing.
Affected parties in the medical device sector should review the patent claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications for competing vascular occlusion devices. The 20 granted claims cover both the device structure and methods of use, which may affect product development and design decisions.
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Occlusion devices and methods of use thereof
Grant US12599384B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Inventors
Emily A. Goel, Logan J. Grace, Jeffrey Wang, Oleg Stanilevskiy, Michaella Kavanagh
Abstract
Embodiments herein are directed to an occlusion device that includes a body, a pair of lobes, and an adjustment assembly. One of the pair of lobes positioned at a distal portion of the body and the other one is positioned at a proximal portion. The body includes an adjustment assembly positioned between the distal and the proximal portions to change a distance between the pair of lobes. The adjustment assembly includes a receiving member and an elongated member. The elongated member is configured to move the body between an extended position and a retracted position, such that in the retracted position, the elongated member is received within an inner diameter of the receiving member. In the extended position, the elongated member is extended away from a first end of the receiving member such that the distance between the pair of lobes is increased.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/12009 A61B 17/12045 A61B 17/12109 A61B 17/12131 A61B 17/12172 A61B 2017/00867 A61B 2017/12095 A61B 2090/3966
Filing Date
2022-01-19
Application No.
18726258
Claims
20
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