ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,360, issued on April 14, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Ultrasonic imaging ablation catheter system and method" was invented by Donald Masters (Sylmar, Calif.) and Jesus Andres Lopez (Bloomington, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated ultrasonic imaging and ablation system is disclosed. The system comprising an ablation catheter having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end. A micro-electromechanical (MEMS) based Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (pMUT) or other ultrasound transducer disposed within the distal end of the ablation catheter. A catheter ...