ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,800, issued on March 24, was assigned to Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Transcatheter delivery apparatus" was invented by John J. Desrosiers (San Clemente, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a nosecone for a transcatheter delivery apparatus are disclosed. The nosecone can include a distal portion and a proximal portion. A longitudinal axis can extend from a distal end of the distal portion to a proximal end of the proximal portion. The proximal portion can have a shoulder region adjacent the distal portion of the nosecone and a body region proximal to the shoulder region. An outer surface of the nose...