US Patent Issued to Torvion Medical on Sept. 8 for "Collapsing mechanical circulatory support device for temporary use" (Florida, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,256, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Torvion Medical Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Collapsing mechanical circulatory support device for temporary use" was invented by Theodosios Alexander (Venice, Fla.) and Martin T. Rothman (Bodega Bay, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temporary, removable mechanical circulatory support heart-assist device has at least two propellers or impellers. Each propeller or impeller has a number of blades arranged around an axis of rotation. The blades are configured to pump blood. The two propellers or impellers rotate in opposite directions from each other. The device can be configured to be implanted ...