ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,887, issued on March 31, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Medical device position sensing components" was invented by Andrew Brian Graveley (Shoreview, Minn.), Daniel J. Foster (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and Sebastian Ordas Carboni (Vadnais Heights, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device is described that may include a handle and a needle extending distally from the handle. The needle may be configured to be at least partially inserted into a body, and may include a sheath and a core disposed in the sheath. The core may have a distal portion including a distal tip, and a proximal portion d...