ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,633, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Prosthetic device for heart valve" was invented by Asher L. Metchik (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) and Sirous Darabian (Lake Forest, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable device includes a spacer member configured to be disposed between leaflets of a native heart valve that is located between a first chamber and a second chamber of the heart. The device further includes a plurality of anchor members coupled to the spacer member and configured to capture the leaflets such that the device is retained between the leaflets. The spacer me...