ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,135, issued on July 14, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Multi-component housing for sensing in intraluminal device" was invented by Blake Cornell (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraluminal device is provided, which includes a flexible elongate member configured to extend in a longitudinal direction within a body lumen of a patient, with a sensor disposed at a distal region of the flexible elongate member and facing in the longitudinal direction. The sensor is configured obtain intraluminal data associated with the body lumen. The intraluminal device includes a housing at least partia...