ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,223, issued on June 23, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Modular heart valve prosthesis" was invented by Cahal Mcveigh (White Bear Township, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of delivering and deploying a modular heart valve prosthesis includes delivering a first heart valve device including a first valve support and an anchoring frame in a radially compressed configuration to a site of a native heart valve. A first prosthetic valve including first leaflets having a first thickness is disposed within the first valve support. The method further includes deploying the first heart valve device within native lea...