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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Salvador Marquez, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Lynn T. Dang, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Javier A. Sanguinetti, Irvine, CA (US);
Emily Cheng Zhou, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Gary Alan Breitbach, Washougal, WA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2472 (2013.01); A61F 2/76 (2013.01); F16K 37/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01);
Abstract
A testing apparatus is disclosed herein for testing properties of a prosthetic device. The testing apparatus may comprise a dual-drive pulsatile flow tester with the ability to determine coaptation of valve leaflets of a prosthetic device. The testing apparatus may be able to test prosthetic heart valves and reproduce physiological conditions of a prosthetic heart valve.