ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,170, issued on June 24, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Implantable medical leads with a twisted pair of conductors" was invented by Brian J. Sorenson (New Brighton, Minn.), Simon E. Goldman (Louis Park, Minn.), Gregory P. Shipe (Plymouth, Minn.), Leroy L. Perz (Maple Grove, Minn.), Stephanie L. Sanford (Ham Lake, Minn.) and Jonathan D. Edmonson (Blaine, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable medical systems that include an implantable medical lead coupled to an implantable medical device for purposes of electrical stimulation therapy and/or sensing of physiological signals includes at least one twisted pair ...