Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Tam Van Nguyen

Eric Robert Dixon

David Mark Taylor

Sergio Delgado

Asher L Metchik

Matthew T Winston

Lauren R Freschauf

Grant Matthew Stearns

Devin H Marr

Amanda Kristine Anderson White

Victoria Cheng-Tan Wu

Gregory Scott Tyler, Ii

Thanh Huy Le

Sam Sok

Steven M Ford

Rhayoung Kwon

Daniel James Montoya

Eric Michael Oberwise

Gregory Scott Ii Tyler

Rachel Ann Gohres

Gregory Scott Tyler

Catheterization methods and apparatuses allow sensing of pressures inside the heart and for removing air from catheters. A delivery system can use the same components that are used to deliver a valve repair or replacement device to measure the pressure in the atrium or other heart chamber. A pressure sensor can be included in one of the catheters of the delivery system or pressure can be sensed through the same port that is used to flush a catheter. The delivery system can be inserted into the heart, delivering the valve repair or replacement device to the native valve, such as the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the aortic valve, or the pulmonary valve.

Catheterization method and apparatus

A valve repair delivery handle includes a housing, an actuation control mechanism, and a clasp control mechanism. The actuation control mechanism includes a knob and an actuation tube. The knob is rotatably coupled to the housing. The actuation tube is coupled to the knob such that rotation of the knob in a first direction moves the actuation tube distally relative to the housing and rotation of the knob in a second direction moves the actuation tube proximally relative to the housing. The clasp control mechanism is coupled to the housing.

Valve repair delivery handle

An implantable prosthetic device can include a spacer member, a plurality of anchors, and a plurality of clasps. The spacer member can be configured to be disposed between native leaflets of a heart. The anchors can be coupled to the spacer member and configured to secure the native leaflets against the spacer member. The clasps can be coupled to a respective anchor and configured to secure the native leaflets to the anchors. The clasps can be independently movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.

Mitral valve spacer device

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Westminster, CA, United States of America

Tam Van Nguyen