INTERNATIONAL PATENT: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "VULNERABLE ARTERIAL PLAQUE IDENTIFICATION"

GENEVA, Dec. 16 -- MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (3576 Unocal PlaceSanta Rosa, California 95403) filed a patent application (PCT/IB2025/055460) for "VULNERABLE ARTERIAL PLAQUE IDENTIFICATION" on May 27, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/253228, the details related to the patent application was published on Dec 11, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): CHU, Dishuan (3576 Unocal PlaceSanta Rosa, California 95403), VOSKOBOYNIKOV, Neil (3576 Unocal PlaceSanta Rosa, California 95403)

Abstract: A vulnerable plaque identification system includes a temperature-sensing guidewire and configured...