ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,542, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to TC1 LLC (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Circulatory support system" was invented by Kevin Conyers (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) and Jaime Arturo Romero (San Leandro, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mechanical circulatory support systems that employ a connector cable for transmitting power and data are disclosed. A mechanical circulatory support system includes a ventricular cuff, a ventricular assist device, an external module, and a connector cable. The ventricular cuff is configured for attachment to a heart. The ventricular assist device is configured for attachment to the ventricular cuff and includes ...