ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,134, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Transcatheter puncture needle system" was invented by Linda Thai (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Lillian Grace Myers (Prairie Village, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A puncture needle can comprise a puncture tip configured to pierce tissue, and a distal portion comprising an anchor portion and a curved puncture portion. The curved puncture portion can comprise a first end associated with the puncture tip and a second end coupled to the anchor portion, where the anchor portion comprises a portion distal of the curved puncture portion. A puncture needl...