ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,216, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles).
"Device for securing heart valve leaflets" was invented by Robert James Siegel (Beverly Hills, Calif.), Lawrence Eric Ong (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Niclas Henning Zieger (Pasadena, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heart valve prosthesis is provided that includes a first member and a second member. The first member comprises a first central portion to be disposed adjacent to a line of coaptation on a first side of two adjacent heart leaflets and peripheral portions to be placed into direct contact with the two adjacent heart leaflets. The secon...