US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 23 for "Systems and methods for transcatheter aortic valve treatment" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,744, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Systems and methods for transcatheter aortic valve treatment" was invented by Michi E. Garrison (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Tony M. Chou (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Gregory M. Hyde (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods are configured to allow transcervical or subclavian access via the common carotid artery to the native aortic valve, and implantation of a prosthetic aortic valve into the heart. The devices and methods also provide means for embolic protection during such an endovascular aortic valve implantation procedu...