ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,479, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LAXMI THERAPEUTIC DEVICES INC. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Sensor cannula" was invented by William Peter Van Antwerp (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Drew Amaral (Santa Margarita, Calif.) and Thomas Metzmaker (Goleta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor assembly includes a body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein at least part of the body is tubular and defines a cavity that extends along the longitudinal axis to facilitate delivery of medication therethrough, and a plurality of electrodes formed on a surface of the body, wher...