US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed, Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research on Jan. 28 for "Heart valve regurgitation anchor and delivery tool" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,005, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research (Rochester, Minn.).

"Heart valve regurgitation anchor and delivery tool" was invented by Katherine L. Baldwin (Apple Valley, Minn.), James P. Rohl (Prescott, Wis.), James K. Cawthra Jr. (Ramsey, Minn.), Joseph A. Dearani (Rochester, Minn.), Daniel Shuey (Circle Pines, Minn.) and Dale Groth (Forest Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heart valve anchor apparatus may include a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body may include a first radially expandable portio...