ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,267, issued on July 15, was assigned to Veran Medical Technologies Inc. (St. Louis).
"Low profile ultrasound catheter and system" was invented by Christopher Lee (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical instrument assembly is provided herein. The medical instrument includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a working channel housing a needle. The distal end of the needle is extendable through a distal exit of the working channel. Positioned distal of the distal exit is a transducer assembly with a unique compact, folded configuration. The transducer assembly includes a transducer, at lea...