ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,487, issued on July 1, was assigned to Shifamed Holdings LLC (Campbell, Calif.).

"Adjustable shunts and associated systems and methods" was invented by Brian Fahey (Menlo Park, Calif.), Scott Robertson (Portland, Ore.), William L. Gould (Campbell, Calif.), William Jason Fox (San Mateo, Calif.), Claudio Argento (Felton, Calif.), Anthony Pantages (San Jose, Calif.), Miles Alexander (Fremont, Calif.) and Peter Andriola (Castro Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology is directed to adjustable interatrial shunting systems that selectively control blood flow between the left atrium and the right atrium of a pati...