US Patent Issued to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York on June 23 for "Systems and methods for heart valve repair" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,229, issued on June 23, was assigned to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York).

"Systems and methods for heart valve repair" was invented by Vinayak Nilkanth Bapat (New York) and Shalaka Vinayak Bapat (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed subject matter relates to a system for transcatheter heart valve repair, including a sheath; at least two clips each comprising: a ventricular jaw, an atrial jaw, and a cable; and a locking mechanism."

The patent was filed on July 8, 2021, under Application No. 17/370,917.

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