ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,496, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Miracor Medical SA (Awans, Belgium).

"Device to assist the performance of a heart" was invented by Werner Mohl (Altenmarkt-Thenneberg, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device to assist the performance of a heart with at least one pump that is formed as a rotary pump and magnetically driven."

The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/987,764.

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