US Patent Issued to Biosense Webster (Israel) on July 7 for "Catheter for endovascular sympathetic denervation of spasmed intracranial arteries" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,912, issued on July 7, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Catheter for endovascular sympathetic denervation of spasmed intracranial arteries" was invented by Debby E. Highsmith (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and Ariel Garcia (Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a catheter assembly having a catheter with a catheter body and an end effector connected with a distal end of the catheter. The catheter assembly optionally includes an outer sheath or introducer tool. The end effector includes a spine assembly having a plurality of spines. An electrode is associated with each spine of the...