ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,860, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MicroVention Inc. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Devices for mitigating vessel leakage" was invented by Anup Dasnurkar (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Maricela Walker (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Matthew Fitz (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heart valve replacement often involves complications associated with paravalvular leaks. Vascular plug and occlusive devices, as well as heart valves particularly beneficial in treating the phenomenon of paravalvular leaks are described to address this issue."
The patent was filed on Feb. 8, 2022, under Application No. 17/650,364.
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