US Patent Issued to ST JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING S.A R.L. on Dec. 30 for "Field concentrating antennas for magnetic position sensors" (Virginia, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,581, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ST JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING S.A R.L. (Luxembourg).

"Field concentrating antennas for magnetic position sensors" was invented by Ryan Kenneth Buesseler (Bristow, Va.) and Alexander Carson Houck (Hopkins, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device is configured for diagnosis or treatment of a tissue within a body. The medical device comprises an elongate member and a position sensor. The elongate member is configured to be received within the body, and has a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The position sensor is disposed within the lumen proximate the...