ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,207, issued on March 18, was assigned to MedSpira LLC (Minneapolis).

"Motility manometer priming manifold system with icon-based user interface and wireless connectivity" was invented by Jim Quackenbush (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Steven Remy (New York City, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catheter includes a distal distension balloon and circumferentially arranged motility measurement balloons proximal of the distension balloon. A manifold includes balloon ports each configured to fluidly couple to a motility measurement balloon, pressure transducer ports, and a priming port. A port selector is coupled to the manifold and movable...