US Patent Issued to Transmural Systems on Feb. 10 for "Annuloplasty procedures, related devices and methods" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,228, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Transmural Systems LLC (Andover, Mass.).

"Annuloplasty procedures, related devices and methods" was invented by Nasser Rafiee (Andover, Mass.), Stuart MacDonald (Andover, Mass.) and Koosha Rafiee (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods are disclosed for the treatment or repair of regurgitant cardiac valves, such as a mitral valve. An illustrative annuloplasty device can be placed in the coronary sinus to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral valve regurgitation. An improved protective device can be placed between the annuloplasty device and an underlying coronary...