ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,176, issued on March 18, was assigned to Auris Health Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Robotic catheter system and methods" was invented by Frederic H. Moll (San Francisco), Daniel T. Wallace (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Gregory J. Stahler (San Jose, Calif.), David F. Moore (San Carlos, Calif.), Daniel T. Adams (Palo Alto, Calif.), Kenneth M. Martin (Los Gatos, Calif.), Robert G. Younge (Portola Valley, Calif.), Michael R. Zinn (Pleasonton, Calif.), Gunter D. Niemeyer (Mountain View, Calif.) and David Lundmark (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible ...