US Patent Issued to MVRx on March 4 for "Device, method and system for reshaping a heart valve annulus" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,533, issued on March 4, was assigned to MVRx Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Device, method and system for reshaping a heart valve annulus" was invented by David A. Rahdert (San Mateo, Calif.), Richard T. Childs (San Mateo, Calif.), David R. Tholfsen (San Leandro, Calif.) and Patrick P. Wu (San Carlos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Delivery systems, methods and associated devices to facilitate delivery and deployment of a heart implant. Such delivery systems and methods of delivery include use of a pair of magnetic catheters, including an anchor delivery catheter carrying an anchor, which can be stacked with or can be axially offs...