US Patent Issued to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division on Nov. 3 for "Flexible electronic circuit for ultrasound catheters and related devices and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,553, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Flexible electronic circuit for ultrasound catheters and related devices and methods" was invented by Arthur G Blanck (Ramona, Calif.) and Fermin Armando Lupotti (Lake Forest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible electronic circuit includes a plurality of leaves having a proximal section, a distal section, and an intermediate section. The plurality of leaves are bonded to each other within the distal section and loose within the intermediate section. The intermediate section also includes conductive connector pads for a wir...