ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,139, issued on July 8, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for holding prosthetic implants" was invented by Brendan Michael Dalbow (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods for holding prosthetic implants. The systems in certain embodiments may be for use in holding prosthetic implants prior to implantation within a patient's body and prior to coupling to a delivery apparatus used to implant the prosthetic implant within the patient's body. Certain embodiments disclosed herein may relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for prosthetic im...