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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexander Barash, Tzoran, IL;
Yair A. Neumann, Moshav Sede Varburg, IL;
Tomer Saar, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, IL;
Ziv Yohanan, Kfar Hahoresh, IL;
Noam Nir, Gesher Haziv, IL;
Michael Bukin, Pardes Hana, IL;
Boaz Manash, Givat Ada, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a prosthetic valve can comprise a radially expandable and compressible frame, which can include a plurality of struts which are pivotally joined together without requiring individual rivets. In some embodiments, the struts are interwoven, and can be joined using integral hinges formed in the struts, such as by performing alternate cuts on the struts, bending the struts to form stopper tabs adjacent to joints and/or drilling holes in the struts to facilitate interconnecting struts at joints, or otherwise forming integral hinges and corresponding holes at junction points between the struts. In another embodiment, the frame comprises a plurality of inner struts and outer struts which are connected by a plurality of chains of interconnected rivets, avoiding the need to provide individual rivets at each junction between struts. In still another embodiment, separate hinges or flanged rivets are provided to interconnect the struts.