US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on Jan. 28 for "Thermal modification to treat cardiac electrical disorders and other disorders" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,032, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Thermal modification to treat cardiac electrical disorders and other disorders" was invented by Samuel J. Asirvatham (Rochester, Minn.), Paul A. Friedman (Rochester, Minn.) and Douglas S. Beinborn (Byron, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods are provided for the treatment of pathological conditions including arrhythmias and trauma using temperature modulation via implantable or worn devices. For example, in one example embodiment this document relates to devices and methods for treating atrial or ventric...