ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,631, issued on March 4, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).
"Devices, systems, and methods for vessel assessment and intervention recommendation" was invented by David Anderson (Temecula, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods of evaluating risk associated with a condition of the vessel and providing an objective intervention recommendation based on the evaluated risk are disclosed. The method includes steps of obtaining physiologic measurements from a first instrument and a second instrument positioned within the vessel of the patient while the second instrument is moved longi...