ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,713, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Device for cardiac surgery and methods thereof" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for cardiac surgery includes a first frame member having a first end that is pivotably coupled to a first end of a second frame member, and two or more apertures are disposed through each of the first and second frame members that are each configured to receive a corresponding portion of suture. The first frame member and the second frame member are pivotably displaceable between a first position and a second position. In the fi...