US Patent Issued to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES on Sept. 9 for "Axisymmetric adjustable device for treating mitral regurgitation" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,033, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Axisymmetric adjustable device for treating mitral regurgitation" was invented by Qinggang Zeng (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prosthetic device for treating a native valve of a heart includes a sealing element and an anchoring element. The sealing element comprises a braided mesh material. The sealing element is dimensioned to be deployed at the native valve. The sealing element is configured to both be radially expanded and radially reduced while at a position between the native valve leaflets. The anchoring element is co...