US Patent Issued to Medtronic Holding Company Sarl on March 4 for "Devices, systems, and methods facilitating access to and mapping of target tissue" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,492, issued on March 4, was assigned to Medtronic Holding Co. Sarl (Tolochenaz, Switzerland).

"Devices, systems, and methods facilitating access to and mapping of target tissue" was invented by Calin Druma (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical access system includes a cannula, a mapping spacer, and a trocar. The cannula includes a proximal base and an elongated cannula body extending distally therefrom. The mapping spacer is configured to releasably engage the proximal base and includes first and second uprights defining a slot therebetween. The trocar includes a proximal handle and an elongated trocar body exte...