ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,105, issued on June 3, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Biscuspid valve dissection device" was invented by Gregory Bak-Boychuk (San Clemente, Calif.) and Ming H. Wu (Tustin, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a device, system, and method for repairing heart valve function, which may include bisecting native valve leaflets for improved deployment of a prosthetic heart valve in the native valve annulus. The invention may include a catheter having a cutting element shaft with a cutting element configured to puncture a valve leaflet and/or make a controlled cut through the leaflet. The devi...