ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,217, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Prosthetic heart valve" was invented by Sergio Delgado (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle for a prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus includes a housing, a motorized mechanism, and a holding mechanism. The housing is configured to be hand-held by a user and includes a distal opening. The motorized mechanism is disposed within the housing and is configured to be releasably coupled to a proximal end portion of a first shaft of the prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus. When actuated, the motorized mechanism is configured t...