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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2021
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Glen T. Rabito, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jeremy Brent Ratz, Winchester, MA (US);
Arshad Quadri, West Hartford, CT (US);
Lindsay Lam, Tustin, CA (US);
David Robert Landon, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Garrett Dallas Johnson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for delivering a replacement heart valve include advancing a delivery system through a femoral vein and into the atrium of a heart, wherein the delivery system includes an outer sheath assembly, a mid shaft assembly and an inner assembly. The outer sheath assembly and the mid shaft assembly are adapted to retain the replacement heart valve in a radially compacted state over the inner assembly. The outer sheath assembly is retracted to allow a plurality of distal anchors to self-expand while a portion of the replacement heart valve remains retained in a compacted state by the mid shaft assembly. The distal anchors are positioned to engage one or more native leaflets and the retained portion of the replacement heart valve is then released and allowed to fully expand for implanting the replacement heart valve within the native valve.