US Patent Issued to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES on March 31 for "Low profile transcatheter heart valve" (Israeli, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,987, issued on March 31, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Low profile transcatheter heart valve" was invented by Ilia Hariton (Zichron Yaacov, Israel), Netanel Benichou (D.n. Hof Hacarmel, Israel), Yaacov Nitzan (Hertzeliya, Israel), Bella Felsen (Hiafa, Israel), Diana Nguyen-Thien-Nhon (Irvine, Calif.), Rajesh A. Khanna (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Son V. Nguyen (Irvine, Calif.), Tamir S. Levi (Zikhron Yaakov, Israel) and Itai Pelled (Ramat-Hasharon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable prosthetic valve includes a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame having three commissure attach...