ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,673, issued on June 16, was assigned to EVALVE INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Annular augmentation device for cardiac valve repair" was invented by Michael F. Wei (Redwood City, Calif.) and Chad J. Abunassar (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to repair devices for repair of regurgitant mitral valves. A repair device includes a body having a perimeter defining an upper side and a lower side. An annular groove is disposed along a posterior section of the perimeter of the device and is configured to receive posterior rim tissue of a mitral valve annulus. First and second anchors extend from the bo...