ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,419, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Medtronic CryoCath LP (Toronto).
"Cryoadhesive device for left atrial appendage occlusion" was invented by Nicolas Coulombe (Anjou, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An epicardial device, system, and method for stabilizing the left atrial appendage during a left atrial appendage ligation/occlusion procedure. A cryoadhesion device including a stabilization element is positioned within the pericardial space proximate the left atrial appendage through subxiphoid access. Once the stabilization element is in contact with the left atrial appendage, the stabilization element is cooled to a tempera...