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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard George Cartledge, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Max Pierre Mendez, Miami, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Miami, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Michael Walter Kirk, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A delivery apparatus can include a handle portion and at least one rotatable drive shaft. The handle portion can have an actuation mechanism with a motor. The rotatable drive shaft can have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion of the rotatable drive shaft can be coupled to the motor, and the distal end portion of the rotatable drive shaft can be configured to be releasably coupled to a prosthetic heart valve. The actuation mechanism can be configured to control and monitor expansion of the prosthetic heart valve and to control and monitor torque of the motor.