US Patent Issued to Medtronic on May 26 for "Rotatable lead connectors" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,503, issued on May 26, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Rotatable lead connectors" was invented by Kaileigh E. Rock (Mahtomedi, Minn.), William J. Clemens (Fridley, Minn.), Elyssa M. Edgeton (Andover, Minn.), Thomas A. Anderson (New Hope, Minn.) and Dina L. Williams (Andover, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable medical lead includes a lead body, an electrode, a lead electrical connector, and a rotational electrical coupling. The lead electrical connector is configured to establish electrical communication between a test device and the electrode. The rotational electrical coupling includes a first conducti...