ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,756, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ZOLL RESPICARDIA INC. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Medical lead with preformed bias" was invented by Randy W. Westlund (St. Paul, Minn.) and Mark C. Lynn (St. Anthony, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen and to orient electrodes in a preferred orientation."

The patent was filed on March 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/606,149.

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