US Patent Issued to TriFlo Cardiovascular on Sept. 22 for "Heart valve support device and methods for making and using the same" (American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,863, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to TriFlo Cardiovascular Inc. (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"Heart valve support device and methods for making and using the same" was invented by Luca Pesce (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Alfonso Ussia (Rome).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a device for supporting functions of a heart valve and methods for making and using the same. The device includes a flow optimizer configured to be located in the valve and having a cross sectional area that reduces a regurgitation orifice of the valve during systole. The device includes an anchoring mechanism coupled to the flow optimizer...