ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,587, issued on July 21, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).
"Catheter with improved temperature response" was invented by Christopher Thomas Beeckler (Brea, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical probe, consisting of an insertion tube having a distal end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and containing a lumen having an electrical conductor for conveying electrical energy. The probe also has a conductive cap attached to the distal end of the insertion tube and coupled electrically to the electrical conductor, the cap including a side wall having multiple longitudinal bores therei...