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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joshua M. Inouye, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
John M. Edgell, Plymouth, MN (US);
Graham Krumpelmann, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator sleeve includes resiliency features that may reduce chronic strain on valve annulus implants. The resiliency features may relate to one or more of a material, a manufacture, a dimension, and/or design attribute of the sleeve. In one aspect the resiliency features may allow deformation of the sleeve at frame interfaces to distribute forces to reduce the frame fatigue.