US Patent Issued to Mitral Valve Technologies on Oct. 6 for "Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods" (Georgia, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,815, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Mitral Valve Technologies Sarl (Nyon, Switzerland).

"Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods" was invented by Paul A. Spence (Louisville, Ky.) and Landon H. Tompkins (Peachtree Corners, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant and method for repairing and/or replacing functionality of a native mitral valve are in various embodiments configured to reduce or eliminate mitral regurgitation and residual mitral valve leakage. A coiled anchor can be used to implant a prosthetic valve in a native mitral valve of a heart. The coiled anchor can include a plurality of ventricular turns and o...