ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,722, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Next generation total artificial heart" was invented by Matthew Scott Schuster (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A total artificial heart system includes at least one artificial ventricle coupled to (or capable of being coupled to) a chamber or a vessel of a human heart, and at least one drive system coupled to the artificial ventricle, the drive system including at least one implanted electric motor. The drive system causes the artificial ventricle to contract and expand."
The patent was filed on Sept. 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/886,...