ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,616, issued on May 27.
"Septostomy balloon catheter" was invented by Elaheh Malakan Rad (Tehran, Iran) and Ziyad Mousa Hijazi (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atrio-septostomy balloon catheter device for creating an unrestrictive atrial septal defect in a thick atrial septum. The device comprises a balloon directed by an axis and a plurality of cones, wherein each of the plurality of cones has a hollow conical body, and is connected at a base thereof to a proximal side of the balloon. Preferably, the device comprises two or four cones, located equidistantly about the axis of the balloon. The plurality of cones is configur...