ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,076, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AMX Technologies LLC (Plymouth, Minn.).
"Method and system for closure of cardiovascular apertures" was invented by Paul Sorajja (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for closing tissue apertures in a patient, such as PFO, are disclosed. A suturing device is used to place a suture through areas of tissue that are intended to be closed. Pledgets or buttons can be placed on the suture and each side of the tissue to help maintain the closure."
The patent was filed on May 29, 2019, under Application No. 17/058,578.
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