Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Ngoc Huong Thi Nguyen

Darshin S Patel

Sean Chow

Evan T Schwartz

Yuanlong Du

Tamir S Levi

Boaz Manash

Tri D Tran

Alexander H Cooper

Michael Bukin

Tram Ngoc Nguyen

Waina Michelle Chu

Sandip Vasant Pawar

Chambory Chhe

Jocelyn Chau

Kurt Kelly Reed

Jason Seng-Che Lam

Sara Haivatov

Alyssa Joy Gross

Arpit Laddha

Hannah Reed Bettencourt

Corey Maurice Marshall

Systems, assemblies, and methods for treating valve regurgitation and other valve problems are described. Prosthetic valves can have integrated coverings or flanges. Prosthetic valves can have a flange attached to the inflow end of the annular frame and designed to extend outwardly therefrom. Docking devices can be used to repair or reshape native heart valves and to secure prosthetic heart valves at a specific location and position relative to a native heart valve. Delivery systems can be used to deploy a docking device into the heart, including a lubricous sleeve in the delivery system. Packaging and storage systems suitable for the delivery systems are described.

Systems, devices, and methods for treating heart valves

A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame having an inflow end and an outflow end, and defining a longitudinal axis. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a leaflet structure situated at least partially within the frame, and a covering disposed around the frame. The covering includes a first woven portion extending circumferentially around the frame and including a plurality of texturized strands or yarns extending along the longitudinal axis of the frame. The covering further includes a second woven portion extending circumferentially around the frame and spaced apart from the first woven portion along the longitudinal axis of the frame. The texturized strands extend along the longitudinal axis of the frame from the first woven portion to the second woven portion and form a floating portion between the first woven portion and the second woven portion.

Covered prosthetic heart valve

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Costa Mesa, CA, United States of America

Ngoc Huong Thi Nguyen