ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,202, issued on July 1, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Standalone flex circuit for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Maritess Minas (San Diego), Princeton Saroha (Ladera Ranch, Calif.), Jeremy Stigall (Carlsbad, Calif.) and David Kenneth Wrolstad (Fallbrook, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular imaging device is provided. In some embodiments, the intravascular imaging device includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a ...