US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on July 14 for "Left atrial appendage closure implant" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,167, issued on July 14, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Left atrial appendage closure implant" was invented by Brian Joseph Tischler (New Brighton, Minn.), Christopher J. Clark (St. Michael, Minn.), Dennis A. Peiffer (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Thyna M. Chau (Oakdale, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extendin...