ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,824, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.).

"Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing a therapeutic ultrasound device to perform mitral valve decalcification" was invented by Austin A. Robinson (Charlottesville, Va.), Christopher M. Kramer (Charlottesville, Va.), John A. Hossack (Charlottesville, Va.) and Patricia Fiorella Rodriguez Lozano (Charlottesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing a therapeutic ultrasound device to perform mitral valve decalcification are disclosed. One method includes a...