ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,689, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics Inc. (Newton, Mass.).

"Robotic catheter system including imaging system control" was invented by Tal Wenderow (Newton, Mass.), John Murphy (North Reading, Mass.), David Handler (Newton, Mass.) and Nicholas Kottenstette (Sterling, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic catheter procedure system includes a bedside system and a workstation. The bedside system includes an actuating mechanism configured to engage and to impart movement to a percutaneous device. The workstation includes a user interface and a control system configured to be operatively...