US Patent Issued to Aqua Medical on April 22 for "Vapor-based ablation treatment methods with improved treatment volume vapor management" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,803, issued on April 22, was assigned to Aqua Medical Inc. (Santa Ana, Calif.).

"Vapor-based ablation treatment methods with improved treatment volume vapor management" was invented by Virender K. Sharma (Paradise Valley, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ablation catheters and systems include flexible catheter tips with a distal needle or ports for delivery of an ablative agent to a target tissue. Pressure monitoring during ablation ensure operation is performed within safe limits and with desired efficacy. Positioning elements help maintain the devices in the proper position with respect to the target tissue and also prevent the ...