ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,813, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Gynesonics Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).
"Method and device for uterine fibroid treatment" was invented by Jessica Grossman (Covington, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for both imaging and treating uterine fibroid tumors in one real-time system are provided. One minimally invasive method comprises introducing a sheath into a uterus and determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the sheath. Upon identification, a portion of the sheath is steered to position at least one treatment needle at the determined location. The needle is then anc...