ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,272, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CORISMA CARDIOVASCULAR (Hamden, Conn.).
"Devices and methods for transferring power to implanted medical devices" was invented by Michael Edward Theran (Bethany, Conn.), Jim Kelley (Hamden, Conn.), Mark Kelley (Hamden, Conn.) and Orhan Soykan (Hamden, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods are provided for supporting cardiac function. One system comprises an implantable intracardiac device comprising a motor and a pump, a transmitting resonator comprising a magnetic coil and configured to transmit a first level of power through an outer skin surface of the patient and a...