ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,369, issued on May 5, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).

"Component mounting system and method for an implantable medical device" was invented by Patricio Bolognini (Montevideo, Uruguay), Luis Daniel Villamil (Montevideo, Uruguay) and Fernando Escotto (Montevideo, Uruguay).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various examples, an audible frequency generating system for use in an implantable device including a housing of the implantable device. The housing includes at least one wall formed to at least partially surround an interior of the housing. A frequency generator is configured to produce an audible sound within the inte...