US Patent Issued to PRIMO MEDICAL GROUP on Nov. 11 for "Systems, apparatus and methods to repair operation of a heart valve" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,490, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to PRIMO MEDICAL GROUP INC. (Stoughton, Mass.).

"Systems, apparatus and methods to repair operation of a heart valve" was invented by Steven J. Tallarida (Mansfield, Mass.) and John M. Butziger (East Greenwich, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant configured to control travel of a leaflet of a heart valve, the implant comprising a first implant member, the first implant member having a first implant member first fastener, a first implant member second fastener, a tether connecting the first implant member first fastener and the first implant member second fastener and a first implant mem...