US Patent Issued to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. on Dec. 2 for "Isolation guide for a cryoablation catheter" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,949, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Dublin).

"Isolation guide for a cryoablation catheter" was invented by Claire S. Chen (San Francisco), Carlos H. Lima (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Leonila Rivera (Windsor, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryoablation catheter includes an inner lumen and an inflatable balloon surrounding the inner lumen. An inflow pipe is disposed within the inflatable balloon and is configured to introduce a refrigerant into the balloon. A thermocouple wire is disposed within the inflatable balloon and positioned adjacent the inflow pipe. The thermocouple wire is co...