US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 23 for "Devices, systems, and methods for adjustably tensioning artificial chordae tendineae in a heart" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,745, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Devices, systems, and methods for adjustably tensioning artificial chordae tendineae in a heart" was invented by Troy A. Giese (Blaine, Minn.), Christopher J. Koudela (New London, Minn.), James P. Rohl (Prescott, Wis.), Daniel Shuey (Pine City, Minn.), Larry M. Killeen (Elk River, Minn.), Joel T. Eggert (Plymouth, Minn.) and Aaron Abbott (Columbia Heights, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and method for adjusting and setting tension of an artificial chordae tendineae. The artificial chordae tendineae is coupleable betw...