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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
William Chang, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
James Mitchell, Windsor, CA (US);
Leonila Rivera, Windsor, CA (US);
Siyan Som, Fulton, CA (US);
Martha Barajas-Torres, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Leo Mendoza, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter based balloon enabled prosthetic heart valve delivery device is provided. The balloon enabled delivery device is configured to deploy a prosthetic heart valve through inflation. The balloon enabled delivery device is further configured to reduce or prevent migration of the prosthetic heart valve during deployment. Migration is prevented through a combination of balanced inflation of the balloon, inflation fluid flow balancing structures, retention rings, retention covers, and balloon surface treatments.