US Patent Issued to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES on March 18 for "Device and method for treating vascular insufficiency" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,309, issued on March 18, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Device and method for treating vascular insufficiency" was invented by Lauren R. Freschauf (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Ralph Schneider (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of valve repair systems, leaflet clip devices, and methods of reducing regurgitation through a native heart valve are disclosed. A valve repair system can include a delivery apparatus and a leaflet clip device that is coupled to the delivery apparatus. The leaflet clip device can comprise an elongated clipping member, and a tensioning mechanism. One...