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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Alexander J. Siegel, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas V. Doherty, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher J. Olson, Lake Forest, 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); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0048 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0051 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a representative embodiment, a method comprises implanting first and second inflatable bodies within an annulus of a native heart valve by securing the inflatable bodies to tissue of the native heart valve with sutures, and implanting a prosthetic heart valve between the inflatable bodies such that the prosthetic heart valve is retained within the annulus by the inflatable bodies.