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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Jennifer K. White, Charlestown, RI (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valve component, and an actuation mechanism. The frame has a plurality of struts interconnected by a plurality of joints and is movable between expanded and compressed configurations. The valve component is inside the frame and has a plurality of leaflets. The actuation mechanism has a first expansion element coupled to the frame at a first location and a second expansion element coupled to the frame at a second location. The actuation mechanism is configured such that moving the first expansion element and the second expansion element toward each other in a first direction results in the frame moving from the compressed configuration to the expanded configuration, and such that moving the first expansion element and the second expansion element away from each other in a second direction results in the frame moving from the expanded configuration to the compressed configuration.