ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,630, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to PACESETTER INC. (Sylmar, Calif.).

"Medical tool employing a warning mechanism notifying that a rotational limit has been reached" was invented by Bradley Knippel (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Daniel Coyle (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Jennifer Heisel (Princeton, Minn.), Bernhard Arnar (Minnetrista, Minn.), Brett Hillukka (Hanover, Minn.), Tracee Eidenschink (Wayzata, Minn.), Thomas B. Eby (Mountain View, Calif.), Paul Paspa (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Joseph Ramon Callol (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical tool includes a rotation mechanism that further includes a warning feature. The war...