US Patent Issued to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. on July 29 for "Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for neuromodulation" (California, New York, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,978, issued on July 29, was assigned to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Dublin).

"Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for neuromodulation" was invented by Karun D. Naga (Los Altos, Calif.), Roman Turovskiy (San Francisco), Denise Zarins (Saratoga, Calif.), Mark Gelfand (New York) and Arye Rosen (Cherry Hill, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Microwave catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving renal neuromodulation by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that incorporate a catheter treatment de...