ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,961, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to BOLT MEDICAL INC. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"System and method for pressure monitoring within a catheter system" was invented by Christopher A. Cook (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and Eric Schultheis (San Clemente, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter system for treating a treatment site includes an energy source, a balloon, an energy guide, and a pressure sensor. The balloon is positionable substantially adjacent to the treatment site. The balloon has a balloon wall that defines a balloon interior that receives a balloon fluid. The energy source generates energy that is received by the energy g...