US Patent Issued to Biosense Webster (Israel) on Sept. 15 for "Grooved catheter with recessed irrigation holes" (American, Israeli Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,329, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Grooved catheter with recessed irrigation holes" was invented by Tzachi Levy (Irvine, Calif.) and Meir Bar-Tal (Haifa, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The medical device can include an elongated catheter body defining a longitudinal axis and a distal tip electrode coupled to a distal end of the elongated catheter body. The distal tip electrode can have an outer surface, a cavity, a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall having a plurality of apertures connecting the outer surface...