US Patent Issued to Otsuka Medical Devices on Oct. 14 for "Catheter for neural measurements and treatment and related systems and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,165, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Otsuka Medical Devices Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Catheter for neural measurements and treatment and related systems and methods" was invented by Michael L. Reo (Redwood City, Calif.), Stephen Bower (Morgan Hill, Calif.), Ashby Shaw (Santa Clara, Calif.) and David Elliot Faulk Jr. (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are catheters for use in analyzing neural activity of nerves that surround a biological lumen. Such a catheter comprises a handle including a first, second, and third actuators, and a shaft extending from the handle and including proximal and distal electrodes ...