ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,664, issued on Oct. 14.

"Method of fixating a heart help device" was invented by Peter Forsell (Bouveret, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable heart help method for implantation in a human patient is provided. The device comprising a fixating member adapted to fixate said device to a part of the human body comprising bone. A method of fixating an implantable heart help device in a human patient is provided. The method comprises the steps of: cutting the skin of said human patient, dissecting an area of the body comprising bone, and fixating said implantable heart help device to said part of the body comprising bo...