ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,560, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Second Heart Assist Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Wireless chronic implant" was invented by Alex Richardson (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A minimally invasive system for a wireless circulatory support pump that utilizes a low profile catheter-based techniques and provides temporary and chronic circulatory support depending on the needs of the subject. The system includes a wireless circulatory assist pump, a deployment catheter, and a retrieval catheter for inserting and removing the wireless circulatory assist pump from a subject. The wireless circulatory support pump is rela...