ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,828, issued on May 13, was assigned to HANGZHOU INNOCARDIAC MEDTECH Co. LTD. (Hangzhou, China).

"Vascular reconstruction device" was invented by Yimin Zhao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention related to medical devices, and in particular to arterial reconstruction devices. The aortic reconstruction device of the present invention is able to conveniently, smoothly, and effectively treat aortic aneurysm or dissection and reconstruct adjacent branch arteries without affecting the vascular perfusion thereof throughout the procedure. The present reconstruction device comprises: a stent graft, and an expansion component,...