ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,125, issued on May 27, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Medical devices with multi-plane articulation" was invented by Kristin M. Johnson (Circle Pines, Minn.), Gregory N. Nesseth (Forest Lake, Minn.), Jonathan E. Baxter (Fridley, Minn.) and Thomas A. Wong (Little Canada, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical devices that provide for selected curve deflection in multiple planes such that three-dimensional shapes can be formed in the medical devices by placing a pull wire extending through the catheter in tension, as well as methods of manufacturing and using the medical devices. The medical devices may include se...