ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,556, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Annulus repair methods and systems" was invented by Matthew E. Genovese (Windsor, Calif.), Karan P. Punga (San Rafael, Calif.), Olivia P. Metcalf (Cambridge, Mass.) and William W. Chang (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects include systems having an implant (e.g., annuloplasty implant) and a delivery device. The delivery device includes a delivery catheter and a sizing device. The sizing device has a frame including a plurality of struts and a plurality of anchor housings interconnected to at least one respective strut. An anchor is positioned...