ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,255, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to MVRx Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).
"Suture management device and methods" was invented by Timothy R. Machold (Moss Beach, Calif.) and David R. Tholfsen (San Leandro, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Delivery systems, methods and associated devices for management of an elongate element having sections with differing mechanical properties, in particular, for management of a loop of suture-wire element extending proximally from a delivery catheter for deployment of a heart implant. Such management devices can include an inner feature (e.g. outward facing groove or series of tabs) along an inner c...