ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,170, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to yoR Labs Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Orthogonally oriented steering controls for ICE catheter" was invented by Dakota Pellegrino (Hillsboro, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intracardiac echocardiography ("ICE") catheter handle, including a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A first actuator can be positioned on a first portion of the housing in a plane aligned with the longitudinal axis, the first actuator coupled to a first controller, the first actuator and first controller configured to control a catheter coupled to the first controller ...