US Patent Issued to 4 Cardiovascular on Sept. 23 for "Suturing catheter and relative system for percutaneously reducing mitral insufficiency" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,634, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to 4 Cardiovascular Srl (Pisa, Italy).

"Suturing catheter and relative system for percutaneously reducing mitral insufficiency" was invented by Francesco Dallavalle (Castelcovati, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suturing catheter for reducing mitral insufficiency by applying suturing points percutaneously is provided. The suturing catheter has a catheter body provided with a distal end and at least one internal lumen, at least one U-folded suture filament with two free ends, each provided with a suture needle, a pair of stylets, each provided with a catch needle, the suture and catch need...