US Patent Issued to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research on Sept. 30 for "Devices and methods for ablation of tissue" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,947, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Devices and methods for ablation of tissue" was invented by Samuel J. Asirvatham (Rochester, Minn.) and David R. Holmes Jr. (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods can be used to treat heart conditions, hypertension, and other medical disorders. For example, devices and methods for treating atrial fibrillation by performing thoracic vein ablation procedures, including pulmonary vein myocardium ablation are described herein. In some embodiments, the ablation is performed in coordination with th...