US Patent Issued to Acclarent on March 31 for "Articulating guide with integral position sensor" (California, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,954, issued on March 31, was assigned to Acclarent Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Articulating guide with integral position sensor" was invented by Jetmir Palushi (Irvine, Calif.), Jonathan A. Syby (Manasquan, N.J.), Itzhak Fang (Irvine, Calif.) and Michelle Higley (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide sheath includes ports at a handle portion through which flexible endoscopic tools may be advanced until they emerge from corresponding ports at a distal tip of the guide sheath. The guide sheath includes a position sensor at its distal tip that is compatible with an image guided surgery (IGS) system, such that a virtual view...