US Patent Issued to Stryker European Operations on Feb. 24 for "Neurosurgical methods and systems for detecting and removing tumorous tissue" (Irish, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,989, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).

"Neurosurgical methods and systems for detecting and removing tumorous tissue" was invented by Kevin Buckley (Saint Lukes, Ireland), Gerard Nunan (Ballincollig, Ireland), Stephen Faul (Rochestown, Ireland), David Eustace (Carrigrohane, Ireland), Kevin Manley (Cobh, Ireland), Robert Mitchell Baldwin (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and David Tallon (Shanagarry, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neurosurgery system for probing brain tissue of a patient for tumorous tissue. The system including a suction tool, an excitation source, an optical ...