ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,249, issued on May 20, was assigned to ST. JUDE MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING S.A R.L. (Luxembourg).
"Localized magnetic field generator" was invented by Roie Shlomovitz (Haifa, Israel) and Alon Izmirli (Ganot Hadar, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus for generating a magnetic field for tracking of an object. The apparatus may include transmitting elements that generate a desired magnetic field (when combined) in an area of interest, and a rapid decaying magnetic field in a separate area. The separate area can be adjacent to the area of interest and can inc...