ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,270, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).

"Fibroid ablation positioning device and methods" was invented by Kester Julian Batchelor (Mound, Minn.), Riyad Moe (Madison, Wis.), Richard J. Curtis (Corcoran, Minn.), Nikhil M. Murdeshwar (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Huisun Wang (Maple Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of treating a patient with a bioelectrical system is provided. The method may include inserting a probe into a first position in an anatomy of the patient, the system being provided with a plurality of electrodes; energizing a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes w...