US Patent Issued to NeoChord on Sept. 30 for "Minimally invasive repair of a valve leaflet in a beating heart" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,874, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NeoChord Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Minimally invasive repair of a valve leaflet in a beating heart" was invented by John Zentgraf (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for performing minimally invasive repair of mitral valve leaflets in a beating heart through the delivery and implantation of artificial chordae tendineae includes a handle for positioning the device into a chest cavity of the patient, a capture assembly adapted to capture a valve leaflet between distal an proximal tip portions, a needle adapted to penetrate the valve leaflet, and a capture confirmation system ...