US Patent Issued to Stryker on Jan. 13 for "Magnetically-tracked catheter and method for tracking a catheter" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,525, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Magnetically-tracked catheter and method for tracking a catheter" was invented by Ananth Ravi (Toronto), Mark Semple (Toronto), Alexandru Nicolae (Toronto) and John Dillon (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetically-tracked catheter system having a catheter and a magnetic beacon. The catheter has a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter includes a first magnetic sensor disposed at (i.e., near) the distal end. The magnetic beacon is configured to be disposed external to an individual and in a target zone. An operator interface is in el...