ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,224, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MEDTRONIC INC. (Minneapolis).
"Delivery device for a stented prosthetic heart valve" was invented by Joel Racchini (Edina, Minn.) and Jeffrey Sandstrom (Scandia, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery device for percutaneously delivering a stented prosthetic heart valve includes a capsule assembly, a handle, and an outer stability shaft. The capsule assembly includes a capsule and a proximal shaft coupled to the capsule. The capsule includes an expanded configuration wherein the capsule has a first outer diameter, and a collapsed configuration wherein the capsule has a second outer dia...