ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,442, issued on July 29, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Assessment of coronary function via advanced 3D printed models" was invented by James K. Min (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Simon Dunham (New York), Bobak Mosadegh (New York) and Kranthi Kumar Kolli (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a system that can enable the prediction of coronary flow without invasive medical procedure. The system can generate physical models that can provide an accurate assessment of coronary mechanics and enable realistic simulation of coronary procedures. The models can enable the hemodynamic measurement of f...