ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,660, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to CARTHERA (Lyons, France).
"Implantable medical device for imaging and/or treatment of brain tissue" was invented by Alexandre Vignot (Lyons, France) and Matthieu Cholvy (Peage de Roussillon, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an implantable device (1) comprising: -an ultrasonic unit (11) which includes an electric connection terminal, -a support plate (12) which includes a through-opening for the connection terminal to pass through, and -an attachment piece (13) which can cooperate with the connection terminal, the attachment piece (13) including a collar for...