US Patent Issued to Solta Medical Ireland on Sept. 30 for "Electrode assemblies with non-contact temperature sensing for thermal measurements" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,940, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Solta Medical Ireland Ltd. (Dublin).

"Electrode assemblies with non-contact temperature sensing for thermal measurements" was invented by Kevin John Snyder (Redmond, Wash.), Frederick Jay Bennett (Bellevue, Wash.), Rolf T. Boone (Kirkland, Wash.) and Craig Collins (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices for directing electromagnetic energy to tissue during cosmetic procedures, as well as methods of treatment and methods of device manufacture. An electrode assembly includes a housing, an electrode, and a thermal sensor arranged inside the housing. The electrode, which includ...