ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,854, issued on March 31, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Algorithm for optimal beat selection" was invented by Lior Botzer (Timrat, Israel), Meir Bar-Tal (Haifa, Israel) and Guy David Malki (Petah Tikva, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for optimal selection of beats for a 3D mapping are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present disclosure may be performed on a processor and may comprise receiving a plurality of beats from a catheter. The catheter may be located at a target mapping site, such as a chamber of the heart. A plurality of dynamic filters may be applied ...