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Hyderabad Doctor Earns US Patent for Versatile Heart Device

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PTI    06 June 2025

A Hyderabad doctor secures a US patent for a multifunctional heart device. The KONAR-MF occluder treats various septal and cardiac defects in patients of all ages.

 

Dr.Nageswara Rao Koneti, Senior Consultant and Head of Pediatric Cardiology at Rainbow Childrens Heart Institute, Hyderabad, has received a US patent for the KONAR-MF (Multifunctional) Occluder. This innovative device is designed to close septal defects in both children and adults, offering a single adaptable solution for a range of cardiac abnormalities.


The US patent follows earlier approvals in India, Europe, Euro-African countries, and South Korea from 2021 to 2023, as announced by Rainbow Hospitals. The KONAR-MF occluder can effectively treat perimembranous and muscular ventricular septal defects (VSDs), residual post-surgical defects, coronary arteriovenous fistulas, selected aortopulmonary windows, paravalvular leaks, and systemic-to-pulmonary artery collaterals.


(Source:https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/healthcare/hyderabad-doctor-gets-us-patent-for-innovative-heart-defect-closure-device-ws-l-19616340.htm )

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