ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,663, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Magenta Medical Ltd. (Kadima, Israel).

"Curved tube for a ventricular assist device" was invented by Yosi Tuval (Even Yehuda, Israel), Zev Sohn (Karnei Shomron, Israel), Ehud Schwammenthal (Ra'anana, Israel), Gad Lubinsky (Ein Vered, Israel), Victor Troshin (Hos-Hasharon, Israel), Shaul Jacob Leisner Mustacchi (Ra'ananna, Israel), Yinnon Elisha (Kffar Hess, Israel), Yuri Sudin (Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut, Israel), Hagit Zemer Harel (Kfar Saba, Israel) and Avi Rozenfeld (Haifa, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are described including delivering a left-ventricular assist d...