ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,191, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to S4 Medical Corp (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio).

"Electromagnetic sensing for use with ablation treatment" was invented by William Fuller (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Emile Daoud (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electromagnetic sensing for use with ablation treatment devices are described. Generally, an elongate body may be configured for introduction into an esophageal lumen and a distal portion may be pivotably coupled to the elongate body such that actuation of the distal portion reconfigures the distal portion within a plane relative to...