US Patent Issued to University of Utah Research Foundation on Aug. 5 for "Cardiac tissue characterization using catheterized light scattering spectroscopy" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,762, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City).

"Cardiac tissue characterization using catheterized light scattering spectroscopy" was invented by Nathan J. Knighton (Syracuse, Utah), Robert W. Hitchcock (Salt Lake City) and Frank B. Sachse (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for characterizing tissue using light scattering spectroscopy. A tissue characterization probe includes an elongate member having a proximal end and a plurality of distal probe tips at a distal end. A plurality of illumination fibers extend through the elongate ...