ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,008, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to VESALIUS CARDIOVASCULAR INC. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Apparatus and methods for the delivery of biocompatible materials" was invented by Peter Lloyd Skarsgard (Vancouver, Canada), Andrew Meyer (Vancouver, Canada) and Ryan Harrington (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and methods for the delivery of biocompatible materials such as anchors. The apparatus comprises an elongated body having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, a supporting arm extending outwardly from the distal end of the body, and a plurality of arms each extending outwardly from the distal end of t...