ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,469, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Apparatus and method for transseptal puncture based on impedance" was invented by Yitzhak Tzachi Levy (Irvine, Calif.), Vitaliy Putra (Irvine, Calif.), Kruti Shah (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Tonima R. Quabili (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Paul A Suarez (La Crescenta, Calif.), Maria Duarte (Chino, Calif.), Erica E. Lovejoy (La Puente, Calif.), Kokou A. Amefia (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Debby E. Highsmith (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and Eajer Toh (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transseptal puncture system and method uses a guiding instrument, ...