ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,147, issued on July 8, was assigned to Corvivo Cardiovascular Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).
"Adaptable prosthetic tissue valves" was invented by Robert G Matheny (Norcross, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Prosthetic valves that include conical shaped base valve members having an annular engagement end, a closed distal end region that restricts fluid flow therethrough, and a plurality of elongated ribbon members, which transition from an open fluid flow configuration to a closed fluid flow configuration in response to expansion and contraction of the base valve member, and a support structure that is configured and adapted to exert reta...