ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,310, issued on May 6, was assigned to Theraheart Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Slicing elements for shunting catheters" was invented by Rani Abdullah Mahmoudi (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatus, and methods for creating a shunt in a patient. In some embodiments, a shunting catheter includes a catheter shaft including a shaft lumen and a slicing element. In certain embodiments, the slicing element includes a slicing element shaft, a puncture element, and a slicer."
The patent was filed on April 5, 2024, under Application No. 18/628,...