Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Brendan Michael Dalbow

Tri D Tran

Michael Bukin

Kim D Nguyen

Michael C Murad

Ronaldo C Cayabyab

Jeanette Jasmine Corona

Ashley Akemi Ishigo

Quang Ngoc Vu

Taylor Michael Winters

Gil Senesh

Lien Huong Thi Hoang

Gonzalo German Angelico

Grant Jason Gangeness

Vicky Hong Do

Jennifer Marie Reitmajer

Chavez Vargas Carlos

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for holding prosthetic implants. The systems in certain embodiments may be for use in holding prosthetic implants prior to implantation within a patient's body and prior to coupling to a delivery apparatus used to implant the prosthetic implant within the patient's body. Certain embodiments disclosed herein may relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for prosthetic implant preparation prior to implantation.

Systems and methods for holding prosthetic implants

Methods and assemblies for attaching leaflets to a frame of a prosthetic heart valve using a connecting skirt are disclosed. As one example, a prosthetic heart valve can include an annular frame comprising a plurality of struts and a valvular structure mounted within the frame and comprising a plurality of leaflets. A cusp edge portion of each leaflet can be connected to the frame by a connecting skirt, where each connecting skirt comprises a central portion and opposing side base portions on opposite sides of the central portion that are connected to each of and disposed between the frame and the cusp edge portion of the leaflet and each connecting skirt can further comprise side extension portions that extend outward from the cusp edge portion of the leaflet and across struts of the frame that are disposed between cusp edge portions of two adjacent leaflets.

Connecting skirt for attaching a leaflet to a frame of a prosthetic heart valve

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for crimping prosthetic implants onto a delivery apparatus are disclosed. In some examples, a support body for a prosthetic heart valve can comprise a first portion comprising an alignment device configured to couple with a crimping device, and a second portion comprising a support surface that tapers from a wider end disposed adjacent the first portion to a narrower end, where the support surface is configured to receive the prosthetic heart valve thereon and hold one or more leaflets of the prosthetic heart valve in an open position. The support body can further comprise a central channel extending through the first portion and the second portion, the central channel configured to receive a delivery apparatus for the prosthetic heart valve therethrough.

Systems and methods for crimping and device preparation

Methods and systems for attaching a radiopaque marker to a prosthetic heart valve to indicate a location of a commissure of the prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. As one example, a prosthetic heart valve can include a frame, a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame, and at least one commissure comprising an attachment member comprising a central portion and a flap extending outward from the central portion, the flap folded over a radially outward facing side of the central portion, and the attachment member arranged across a selected cell of the frame. The commissure further comprises commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets coupled to a radially inward facing side of the central portion, and a radiopaque marker arranged on the flap of the attachment member, between the flap and the radially outward facing side of the central portion.

Commissure marker for a prosthetic heart valve

Methods and systems for attaching a radiopaque marker to a prosthetic heart valve to indicate a location of a commissure of the prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. As one embodiment, a prosthetic heart valve can include a frame including a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells of the frame arranged between an inflow end and an outflow end of the frame, a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame, at least one commissure comprising an attachment member arranged across a selected cell of the plurality of cells of the frame and attached to struts of the frame forming the selected cell, and commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets coupled to the attachment member, and a radiopaque marker arranged on the attachment member of the commissure. The marker is configured to indicate a location of the commissure of the prosthetic heart valve.

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Huntington Beach, CA, United States of America

Brendan Michael Dalbow