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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Chau, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Alexander J. Siegel, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Christopher J. Olson, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Sergio Delgado, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexander H. Cooper, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Lauren R. Freschauf, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Asher L. Metchik, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Matthew T. Winston, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Cristobal R. Hernandez, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Emil Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Bao Khuu, Irvine, CA (US);
Eric Dixon, Irvine, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
In one representative embodiment, an implantable prosthetic device comprises a spacer body portion configured to be disposed between native leaflets of a heart, and an anchor portion configured to secure the native leaflets against the spacer body portion, wherein the prosthetic device is movable between a compressed configuration, in which the spacer body portion is radially compressed and is axially spaced relative to the anchor portion, and an expanded configuration, in which the spacer body portion expands radially outwardly relative to the compressed configuration and overlaps at least a portion of the anchor portion.