US Patent Issued to Medtronic on June 16 for "Electrode placement apparatus and methods" (Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,003, issued on June 16, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Electrode placement apparatus and methods" was invented by Estelle Fraysse (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Maurice Verbeek (Geleen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for placement of electrodes into selected tissue, such as the septal wall separating the left and right ventricles, with, in some cases, access to the septal wall from the right ventricle. Torque sleeves may be used to provide for rotation as needed."

The patent was filed on July 19, 2021, under Application No. 17/379,440.

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