ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,883, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Compression device for closing tissue openings and methods of using thereof" was invented by Aaron M. Fortson (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression device for compressing an area of tissue surrounding a tissue opening to close the tissue opening. The device includes a compression support frame having an outer peripheral edge forming an arc whose central angle is less than 180deg and greater than 45deg. The device also includes a compression support and a tension member. The compression support is mounted on the c...