ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,490, issued on March 3, was assigned to Colibri Heart Valve (Louisville, Colo.).
"Percutaneously deliverable heart valve" was invented by R. David Fish (Houston), Eduardo Induni (Alajuela, Costa Rica) and David Paniagua (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transcatheter, percutaneously implantable, prosthetic heart valve is provided that comprises a lattice frame and two or more integrated cusp and leaflet folded structures attached to the lattice frame. The two or more integrated cusp and leaflet folded structures each comprise a flat sheet of biocompatible membrane that is folded to include a substantially conical shape accord...