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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arshad Quadri, West Hartford, CT (US);
J. Brent Ratz, Winchester, MA (US);
Robrecht Michiels, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A replacement heart valve has an expandable frame configured to engage a native valve annulus and a valve body mounted to the expandable frame. The valve body can have a plurality of valve leaflets configured to open to allow flow in a first direction and engage one another so as to close and prevent flow in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction.