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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Ilia Hariton, Zichron Yaacov, IL;
Netanel Benichou, D.N. Hof HaCarmel, IL;
Yaacov Nitzan, Kertzeliya, IL;
Bella Felsen, Haifa, IL;
Diana Nguyen-Thien-Nhon, Irvine, CA (US);
Rajesh A. Khanna, Morrisdale, CA (US);
Son V. Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Itai Pelled, Ramat-Hasharon, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of crimping an implantable prosthetic valve can include placing protective material over at least a portion of the implantable prosthetic valve. The protective material can be configured to occupy space between open cells of a frame of the implantable prosthetic valve to prevent damage to a leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. The method can also include crimping the implantable prosthetic valve with the protective material on the implantable prosthetic valve, and removing the protective material from between the frame and the leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve.