US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on May 12 for "Medical devices and related methods" (Minnesota, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,738, issued on May 12, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Medical devices and related methods" was invented by Daniel J. Foster (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Matthew P. Jones (Shoreview, Minn.), Allyn N. Jensrud (Brookline, Mass.) and John Kummailil (Sherborn, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device includes an electrode shaft and a tip. The electrode shaft is configured to deliver energy to a target site and includes an electrode shaft lumen configured to deliver fluid to the target site. The tip is coupled to a distal tip of the electrode shaft. The tip includes an inner portion of conductive m...