US Patent Issued to BioVentrix on March 24 for "Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions" (California, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,524, issued on March 24, was assigned to BioVentrix Inc. (San Ramon, Calif.).

"Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions" was invented by Kevin Van Bladel (San Ramon, Calif.), Lon Annest (New York), Ernest Heflin (San Ramon, Calif.), Gilbert Mata Jr. (San Ramon, Calif.), Lawrence Crainich (San Ramon, Calif.) and Brian LaRose (San Ramon, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heart anchor tensioning device includes a main body and an elongated shaft. A tension member or tether through a lumen of the elongated shaft allows the shaft to advance over the tensio...