ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,829, issued on March 31, was assigned to Cianna Medical Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

"Apparatus, systems, and methods for localizing markers or tissue structures within a body" was invented by Eduardo Chi Sing (Dana Point, Calif.), Mark A. Cole (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Tommy G. Nguyen (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system may include one or more markers implantable within or around the target tissue region, and a probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect the one or more ma...