US Patent Issued to W. L. Gore & Associates on Dec. 2 for "Artificial chordae tendineae repair devices and delivery thereof" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,009, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"Artificial chordae tendineae repair devices and delivery thereof" was invented by Benjamin M. Trapp (Phoenix), James L. Goepfrich (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Brandon C. Hedberg (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Edward E. Shaw (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Jason D. Hemmer (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and Paul D. Goodman (Flagstaff, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include device for chordae tendineae repair. The device may include a flexible cord having a first end and a second end; and a h...