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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gil Senesh, Adi, IL;
Jeanette Jasmine Corona Kelly, Anaheim, CA (US);
Sandip Vasant Pawar, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve including a frame, leaflet structure, and sealing member disposed around an outer surface of the frame is disclosed. As one example, the sealing member includes a knitted fabric layer, the knitted fabric layer comprising a base layer forming an inner surface of the knitted fabric layer, where the base layer has a mesh-like structure. The knitted fabric layer further comprises a plush outer surface comprising a plurality of pile yarns knit into loops and that extend outward from the base layer.