ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,143, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Avava Inc. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Feedback detection for a treatment device" was invented by Jayant Bhawalkar (Auburndale, Mass.), Charles Holland Dresser (Wayland, Mass.) and Rajender Katkam (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a focus optic configured to converge an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) beam to a focal region located along an optical axis. The system also includes a detector configured to detect a signal radiation emanating from a predetermined location along the optical axis. The system additionally includes a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the EMR ...