US Patent Issued to MINERVA SURGICAL on March 3 for "Medical device and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,437, issued on March 3, was assigned to MINERVA SURGICAL INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Medical device and methods" was invented by Aaron Germain (Campbell, Calif.) and Csaba Truckai (Saratoga, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hysteroscopic system includes a hysteroscope having a main body coupled to an extension portion. The extension portion may be a shaft configured to extend transcervically to a patient's uterine cavity. First, second, and third channels extend from the main body to a distal end of the extension portion. A fluid source is coupleable to a proximal end of the first channel, and a pressure sensor is coupleable to...