US Patent Issued to Vantis Vascular on Aug. 19 for "Method and apparatus for antegrade transcatheter valve repair or implantation" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,328, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Vantis Vascular Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Method and apparatus for antegrade transcatheter valve repair or implantation" was invented by Tim A. Fischell (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Frank Saltiel (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing a valve replacement or repair. Apparatuses may include systems and may include an outer catheter, one or more interchangeable inner catheters, a guidewire and an expandable chordae tendinae deflector. Also described herein are rapid pacing sheaths that may be used with any of these apparatuses and methods."

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