US Patent Issued to Pacira CryoTech on Feb. 17 for "Medial branch smart tip needle" (California, Florida, Vermont, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,258, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Pacira CryoTech Inc. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Medial branch smart tip needle" was invented by Mahsa Ghaffari (San Diego), Amir Haas (Irvine, Calif.), Raymond Parfett (Cincinnati), Brandon Phung (Poway, Calif.), Briana Rieman (San Diego), Jonathan Slonin (Palm City, Fla.), John Spranger (Stowe, Vt.) and John Christopher Toomey (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cryogenic methods, systems, and devices cryogenic system for alleviating lower back pain in a patient. The cryogenic device includes a handpiece having a size and shape suitable for supporting in a hand of an operator and a needle pr...