US Patent Issued to Heraeus Medevio on Sept. 1 for "Lead for a medical device" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,999, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Heraeus Medevio GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau, Germany).

"Lead for a medical device" was invented by Leoni Wilhelm (Hanau, Germany), Mark A. Hjelle (Fridley, Minn.), Michael Seffren (Fridley, Minn.) and Andreas Reisinger (Hanau, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect refers to a lead for a medical device, including a cable comprising an outer insulation having at least one first opening near a distal end of the cable and an inner lumen. The inner lumen is arranged coaxially to the outer insulation. At least one conducting channel is arranged between the outer insulation and the inner lumen. T...