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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alex Philip McCann, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Grant Matthew Stearns, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Eric Robert Dixon, Villa Park, CA (US);
Yoon Hee Kwon, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2448 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a strip of material; a coaption element formed from the strip of material; a collar connected to the coaption element; and a pair of paddles formed from the strip of material and connected to the coaption element. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient.