ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,996, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SUTRA MEDICAL INC. (Lake Forest, Calif.).
"Prosthetic hemi heart valve" was invented by Thuy Pham (Marietta, Ga.), Caitlin Martin (Marietta, Ga.) and Nur Hamideh (Marietta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prosthetic hemi heart valve for treatment of a diseased heart valve having native anterior and prosthetic posterior leaflets includes a sting-ray and crescent shaped stent with an extended tab configured to be a safety mechanism. At least one prosthetic leaflet mounted on an inner surface of the stent comprises a free edge, two commissure attachment regions, an attachment edge, a coaptati...