US Patent Issued to Cornell University on June 17 for "Mitral valves with integrated cutting features" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,637, issued on June 17, was assigned to Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Mitral valves with integrated cutting features" was invented by Simon Dunham (New York), Bobak Mosadegh (New York), James K. Min (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Tracey Lustig (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a replacement valve that can remove or lacerate the anterior mitral leaflet (or other portion of the heart) to reduce the obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). The replacement valve can include integrated cutting features to lacerate a leaflet of a heart valve. For example, the cutting features can include...