Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Karl J Britzman

Kim D Nguyen

Michael C Murad

Michael R Bialas

Quang Ngoc Vu

Gil Senesh

Lien Huong Thi Hoang

Gonzalo German Angelico

Ashley Akemi Ishigo

Taylor Michael Winters

Kristen Hicks

Carla Susana Cerqueira

Victoria Mariko Low

Andrea Fernandez

Haley Nicole Whitehead

Shannon Nicole Ash

Shannon Nicole Hoye

Jeannette Jasmine Corona

Methods and systems for rotationally aligning a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve with a commissure of a native valve are disclosed. In some examples, a delivery apparatus can include a first shaft configured to rotate around a central longitudinal axis of the delivery apparatus to rotationally align a prosthetic valve mounted on the delivery apparatus with native anatomy, a second shaft extending through the first shaft and having a distal end portion extending distally beyond a distal end portion of the first shaft, an inflatable balloon coupled to the distal end portion of the first shaft, and a distal shoulder mounted on the distal end portion of the second shaft and arranged within a distal end portion of the balloon. The distal shoulder comprises a base portion and a flared portion that extends radially outward from the base portion, and a radiopaque marker is disposed on the flared portion.

Methods and systems for aligning a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve with a commissure of a native valve

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Ontario, CA, United States of America

Karl J Britzman