US Patent Issued to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. on Feb. 3 for "Therapeutic tissue modulation devices and methods" (Minnesota, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,167, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Dublin).

"Therapeutic tissue modulation devices and methods" was invented by Anthony Ciro Vrba (Maple Grove, Minn.), Scott Raymond Smith (Chaska, Minn.), Bobak Robert Azamian (Newport Coast, Calif.) and James G. Hansen (Coon Rapids, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to various embodiments, systems, devices and methods for modulating targeted nerve fibers (e.g., hepatic neuromodulation) or other tissue are provided. Systems, devices and methods for cooling energy delivery members are also provided. The systems may be configured to access tor...