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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard George Cartledge, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Miami, FL (US);
Max Pierre Mendez, Miami, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Michael Walter Kirk, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Rivera, Cooper City, FL (US);
Eric Petersen, Homestead, FL (US);
M. Sean McBrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valve, and an expansion element. The frame is movable between contracted and expanded configurations and includes first struts and second struts non-hingedly coupled together. The second struts are configured to pivot relative to the first struts as the frame moves between the contracted and expanded configurations. The valve is coupled to the frame and includes leaflets. The expansion element extends through a lumen of the first struts. The expansion element is slidable relative to the lumen of the first struts and is configured to move the frame incrementally from the contracted configuration and the expanded configuration and from the expanded configuration to the contracted configuration.