ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,043, issued on July 29, was assigned to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles).
"Device for securing heart valve leaflets" was invented by Robert James Siegel (Beverly Hills, Calif.), Lawrence Eric Ong (Beverly Hills, Calif.), Werner Hafelfinger (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Niclas Henning Zieger (Pasadena, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixation device for securing together leaflets of a heart valve is provided. The fixation device may comprise two plates that are disposed on either side of the tricuspid valve. The plates may be secured to one another by a locking clip, thereby securing the valve leaflets between the plate...