US Patent Issued to Emory University on July 29 for "Cardiac valve leaflet enhancer devices and systems" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,048, issued on July 29, was assigned to Emory University (Atlanta).

"Cardiac valve leaflet enhancer devices and systems" was invented by Sai Muralidhar Padala (Atlanta) and Eric Leo Sarin (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a device that is configured to be implanted on the native leaflet of a heart valve to increase its length and/or thickness and thereby to improve the valve function and reduce regurgitation. The device may include a leaflet section. The leaflet section may include a central member. The central member may include a first portion, a second portion that opposes the first portion, and a b...