US Patent Issued to Mitral Valve Technologies on April 1 for "Apparatus and methods for implanting a replacement heart valve" (Georgia, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,081, issued on April 1, was assigned to Mitral Valve Technologies Sarl (Nyon, Switzerland).

"Apparatus and methods for implanting a replacement heart valve" was invented by Paul A. Spence (Louisville, Ky.) and Landon H. Tompkins (Peachtree Corners, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Anchors and systems for docking a prosthetic heart valve at a native heart valve are disclosed. An anchor can include at least three coils and a covering extending over at least a portion of the at least three coils. The covering comprises a fabric material and a foam underneath the fabric material."

The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2023, under Applicat...