US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on July 8 for "Cryoablation iceball formation monitoring devices, systems, and methods" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,956, issued on July 8, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Cryoablation iceball formation monitoring devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Catherine Condie (Shoreview, Minn.), Timothy A. Ostroot (Cokato, Minn.), Hong Cao (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Andrew K. Zachman (St. Michael, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for monitoring a formation of an iceball at a cryoablation needle. An example method includes receiving an impedance from at least one electrode in an electrode arrangement that is disposed at a cryoablation needle distal portion. The...