ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,600, issued on July 22, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Perfusion balloon design" was invented by Yidong M. Zhu (Tustin, Calif.), Erik Bulman (Lake Forest, Calif.), Baigui Bian (Irvine, Calif.), Sam Sok (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Pu Zhou (Dove Canyon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are designs for improved inflatable structures for use during minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures. These inflatable structures facilitate the perfusion of blood through an anatomical structure, such as a heart valve, during the cardiovascular procedure. The inflatable structures are formed of a pl...