US Patent Issued to THE USA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES on July 14 for "Systems and methods for mitral valve replacement" (Maryland, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,277, issued on July 14, was assigned to THE USA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Bethesda, Md.).

"Systems and methods for mitral valve replacement" was invented by Robert J. Lederman (Chevy Chase, Md.) and Toby Rogers (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of atrioventricular valve replacement are provided. In various embodiments, an arch-like support structure is provided that is insertable and implantable into a heart and is positioned in the mitral annulus to replace a native mitral valve. The support structure is operable to support, and various systems comprise leaflet...