US Patent Issued to Twelve on Sept. 15 for "Prosthetic heart valve devices and associated systems and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,030, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Twelve Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Prosthetic heart valve devices and associated systems and methods" was invented by John Morriss (Emerald Hills, Calif.) and Hanson S. Gifford III (Woodside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Prosthetic heart valve devices for percutaneous replacement of native heart valves and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. A prosthetic heart valve device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an expandable support having an outer surface and configured for placement between leaflets of the nativ...