ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,965, issued on June 17, was assigned to Teleflex Life Sciences LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Pacing guidewire" was invented by David Daniels (Petaluma, Calif.), Chad Kugler (Buffalo, Minn.), John Bridgeman (Minneapolis), Derek Stratton (Minneapolis), Dean Peterson (Minneapolis) and Joshua Brenizer (Oak Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Guidewires and methods for transmitting electrical stimuli to a heart and for guiding and supporting the delivery of elongate treatment devices within the heart are disclosed. A guidewire can comprise an elongate body, including first and second elongate conductors, and at least first and second e...