US Patent Issued to Cianna Medical on June 23 for "Needle localization reflectors, systems, and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,205, issued on June 23, was assigned to Cianna Medical Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Needle localization reflectors, systems, and methods" was invented by Eduardo Chi Sing (Dana Point, Calif.), John E. Greene (Valley Center, Calif.) and Nikolai Rulkov (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localization of a needle within a patient's body using markers. In an exemplary embodiment, a probe includes a distal end for placement against a surface of the region and one or more antennas for transmitting electromagnetic signals into and receiving reflected signals from the region. A processor...