ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,436, issued on March 3, was assigned to Inter Science GmbH (Gisikon, Switzerland) and RM2 Technology LLC (Miami).

"Methods, systems, and apparatuses for tissue ablation using pulse shape designs" was invented by Boris Rubinsky (El Cerrito, Calif.), Paul Mikus (Miami), Liel Rubinsky (El Cerrito, Calif.), Michael Klaus Stehling (Rodermark, Germany) and Enric Gunther (Hattersheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example methods and apparatuses are disclosed for providing tissue ablation through electrolysis, electroporation, or a combination thereof. A way to deliver the combination through a pulse that has an element of gradual ...