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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
David Maimon, Atlit, IL;
Boaz Manash, Givat Ada, IL;
Eyal Leiba, N. Misgav, IL;
Ziv Yohanan, Kfar Hahoresh, IL;
Yair A. Neumann, Moshav Sede Varburg, IL;
Anatoly Dvorsky, Haifa, IL;
Jonathan Bar-Or, Jordan Valley, IL;
Oren Cohen, Kadima, IL;
Ofir Witzman, Kfar Saba, IL;
Liron Tayeb, Peduel, IL;
Elazar Levi Schwarcz, Netanya, IL;
Noam Miller, Givatayim, IL;
Tomer Saar, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly can comprise a radially expandable and compressible annular frame, at least one linear actuator assembly coupled to the frame and at least one locking mechanism coupled to the frame. The linear actuator can be configured to apply a distally directed force and/or a proximally directed force to the frame to radially expand or compress the frame. The locking mechanism can comprise a first sleeve member connected to the frame at a first location, a second sleeve member having internal threads and being connected to the frame at a second location, and a first screw configured to engage the internal threads of the second sleeve member to retain the frame in a radially expanded state.