ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,500, issued on July 8, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).

"AV synchronous septal pacing" was invented by Subham Ghosh (Blaine, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable medical system may provide atrioventricular synchronous pacing using the ventricular septal wall. The system may include a ventricular electrode coupled to an intracardiac housing or a first medical lead implantable in the ventricular septal wall of the patient's heart to deliver cardiac therapy to or sense electrical activity of the left ventricle of the patient's heart and a right atrial electrode coupled to a leadlet or second medical lead to de...