US Patent Issued to Biosense Webster (Israel) on Feb. 17 for "Basket catheter with cushioning porous sheath cover" (American, Israeli Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,271, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Basket catheter with cushioning porous sheath cover" was invented by Assaf Govari (Haifa, Israel) and Christopher Thomas Beeckler (Brea, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical apparatus includes a shaft and a basket assembly. The shaft is configured for insertion into a cavity of an organ of a patient. The basket assembly is connected distally to the shaft and includes electrodes, which are configured to apply electrical energy to tissue within the cavity. The basket assembly further includes a flexible porous sheath, which is fitted o...