ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,195, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INC. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Electromagnetic tracking sensor having a flexible core, and methods for making same" was invented by Matthew Casiraro (Tempe, Ariz.), Katherine Huffer (Chandler, Ariz.), Samuel Radochonski (San Francisco) and Ranjani Sampath Kumaran (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic tracking sensor for use in a medical device includes a flexible hollow cylinder core having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The flexible hollow cylinder core has a magnetic material layer attached to the interior surface of the flexible h...