US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation on June 17 for "RF ablation systems and methods using an integrated cannula and electrode" (Minnesota, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,445, issued on June 17, was assigned to Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. (Valencia, Calif.).

"RF ablation systems and methods using an integrated cannula and electrode" was invented by Kathryn Rose Marusich (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Kevin Peng Wang (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated cannula/RF electrode for an RF ablation system includes a cannula including a cannula hub and a shaft extending from the cannula hub, wherein the shaft includes a distal portion; an RF electrode including a distal portion, wherein at least a portion of the RF electrode is permanently disposed within the cannula; and a dep...