ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,966, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates. Inc. (Newark, Del.).
"Sealing device and delivery system" was invented by Brad D. Aurilia (Friendswood, Texas) and Steven J. Masters (Flagstaff, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a sealing device for repair of cardiac and vascular defects or tissue opening such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or shunt in the heart, the vascular system, etc. and particularly provides an occluder device and trans-catheter occluder delivery system. The sealing device would have improved conformity to heart anatomy and be easily deployed, repositioned, and retrieve...