ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,251, issued on May 20, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).
"Cavity determination apparatus" was invented by Pascal Yves Francois Cathier (Asnieres-sur-Seine, France), Olivier Pierre Nempont (Suresnes, France) and Raoul Florent (Ville D'Avray, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a cavity determination apparatus for determining a cavity within an object, in particular, for determining the location and dimensions of a heart chamber within a person without use of electrode contact information. A bendable segment of an introduction element is arranged within the cavity in different...