ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,862, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Xeltis AG (Zurich).

"Medical device using bioabsorbable material" was invented by Youssef Biadillah (Geneva) and Martijn Antonius Johannes Cox (Budel, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bioabsorbable medical devices such as vascular closures, mitral chorea replacements, and mitral leaflet extensions are provided."

The patent was filed on Nov. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/519,930.

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