ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,471, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SHANGHAI MICROPORT CARDIOFLOW MEDTECH Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Medical implant conveying device" was invented by Xuwen Wu (Shanghai), Jie Mei (Shanghai), Baozhu Gui (Shanghai), Guoming Chen (Shanghai) and Yu Li (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a delivery device for medical implants. The delivery device has a detachable structure and includes a handle (3) and a catheter assembly (1) that are separated from each other. The handle (3) and the catheter assembly (1) are connected by a transmission shaft (2). By configuring the handle (3) and the catheter assembly ...