US Patent Issued to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division on Oct. 7 for "Frame and patch design for occluder with access passage" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,599, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Frame and patch design for occluder with access passage" was invented by Brian Perszyk (Shoreview, Minn.) and Erika Beek (Bloomington, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Braided occluding devices having an access passage and methods including the same are described herein. The occluding device includes a braided frame which includes. The braided frame includes an annular distal disc portion, a waist member, and an annular proximal disc portion defining a passageway through the braided frame. The braided frame is formed with a closed ...