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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Jennifer K. White, Charlestown, RI (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve can include an inner support structure, a valve member, and an outer support structure. The inner support structure can have a plurality of first struts coupled together by first pivot joints and forming a first lumen. The valve member can be disposed within the first lumen and coupled to the inner support structure. The valve member can include a plurality of leaflets configured for permitting blood flow through the valve member in one direction. The outer support structure can have a plurality of second struts coupled together by second pivot joints and can form an annulus portion, an outflow portion, and a second lumen. The outflow portion can extend radially outwardly relative to the annulus portion, and the inner support structure and the valve member can be disposed within the second lumen and be coupled to the outer support structure.