ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,650, issued on May 27.

"Methods of ablating tissue using time-limited treatment periods" was invented by Virender K. Sharma (Paradise Valley, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed toward a device that performs ablation of tissue. The device has a catheter with a shaft through which an ablative agent can travel, a first positioning element attached to the catheter shaft at a first position and a second positioning element attached to the catheter shaft at a second position. The shaft also has ports through which the ablative agent can be released."

The patent was filed on April 26, 2021, under Applica...