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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Philippe Marchand, Munich, DE;
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert Milich, Long Beach, CA (US);
David J. Evans, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher Chia, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronaldo C. Cayabyab, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Robert Bowes, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for replacing a stenotic native aortic valve of a patient can include inserting a delivery apparatus into a femoral artery of the patient, the delivery apparatus having a first shaft extending from the handle, a second shaft disposed around the first shaft, a third shaft extending through the second shaft, and a valve cover coupled to the first shaft. The valve cover can be in a first state housing an entirety of a prosthetic heart valve and retaining the prosthetic heart valve in a radially compressed state during the act of inserting. The method can further include advancing the delivery apparatus through the aorta of the patient to position the valve cover and the prosthetic heart valve within the native aortic valve, and moving the valve cover longitudinally from the first state to a second state in which the entirety of the prosthetic heart valve is uncovered.