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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Matthew A. Peterson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Seung-Beom Yi, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Siddharth Vad, Irvine, CA (US);
Travis Zenyo Oba, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Lauren R. Freschauf, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Amanda French, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yaron Keidar, Haifa, IL;
Yuanlong Du, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Gregory Bak-Boychuk, San Clemente, CA (US);
Kevin M. Golemo, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Alexander H. Cooper, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A heart valve prosthesis for replacing a native mitral valve includes a self-expanding frame with a plurality of anchoring members disposed along the lower region. A valve body is positioned within the self-expanding frame and includes a plurality of leaflets configured to allow blood flow through the self-expanding frame in only one direction. A skirt surrounds the self-expanding frame and is spaced apart therefrom for contacting surrounding tissue and impeding blood flow around the self-expanding frame. The skirt may be reinforced with wires to help maintain a desired shape. The leaflets in the valve body are preferably connected to the self-expanding frame through one or more intermediate components such that the valve body is spaced radially inwardly from an inner surface of the self-expanding frame.