US Patent Issued to TORAY INDUSTRIES on May 12 for "Base member with curvature detection function, curvature detection system, device comprising base member with curvature detection function, and balloon catheter" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,575, issued on May 12, was assigned to TORAY INDUSTRIES Inc. (Tokyo).

"Base member with curvature detection function, curvature detection system, device comprising base member with curvature detection function, and balloon catheter" was invented by Kosei Iwakawa (Otsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base member includes: a base member having a longitudinal direction; a first linear member extending in the longitudinal direction; and a second linear member extending in the longitudinal direction. The first linear member is fixed to the base member at a first position, and is movable with respect to the base member in the longit...