ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,839, issued on May 13, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Motorized implant delivery system" was invented by Matthew Michael Becerra (Lake Forest, Calif.) and David Robert Landon (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein are provided for a motorized implant delivery system. The delivery system may utilize a processor for control of at least one motor for actuating a delivery apparatus. The delivery system may include sensors configured sense one or more of a condition of the patient's body or a condition of the delivery apparatus. The processor may...