ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,247, issued on July 1.
"Prosthetic cardiac implant" was invented by Chandramouli Honnavalli Chandrashekar (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device (300) for use in total cavopulmonary connection comprises a hollow body (302), embedded within the cavity of which is a flow separator (308). The hollow body (302) comprises a first end (304) that is configured to receive blood from inferior vena cava (IVC) and a second end (306) configured to be connected to pulmonary artery. Further, the flow separator (308) aids in guiding blood from IVC and superior vena cava (SVC) to right pulmonary artery and left pulmonary artery. ...