US Patent Issued to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. on Nov. 25 for "Neuromodulation catheters having jacketed neuromodulation elements and related devices, systems, and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,425, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Dublin).

"Neuromodulation catheters having jacketed neuromodulation elements and related devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Don Tran (Novato, Calif.), Rudy Beasley (Rohnert Park, Calif.), Jaime Rios (Santa Rosa, Calif.), Sukyoung Shin (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and Sina Som (Santa Rosa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neuromodulation catheter in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an elongate shaft and a neuromodulation element operably connected to the shaft. The shaft includes a proximal hypotube segment at its proximal en...