ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,264, issued on Feb. 17.
"Biocompatible metal devices for delivering ablative energy" was invented by Robert F. Rioux (Ashland, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to ablative devices comprising biocompatible materials in the form of a mesh to provide porosity to allow for the conveyance of conductive fluid to target tissue to be ablated. The mesh also increases the durability of the biocompatible material, reducing the amount of biocompatible material needed for both reusable devices and disposable ablative devices, such as ablative forceps and ablative probes."
The patent was filed on May 29, 202...