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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Diana Nguyen-Thien-Nhon, Irvine, CA (US);
Timothy A. Geiser, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Larry L. Wood, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Dinesh L. Sirimanne, Irvine, CA (US);
Son V. Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Nikolay Gurovich, Hadera, IL;
Michael Bukin, Pardes Hanna, IL;
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valvular structure, and a skirt. The frame is movable between collapsed and expanded configurations and includes struts disposed between inflow and outflow ends, apices disposed at the inflow end formed by intersections of two or more struts, and junctions disposed between the apices and the outflow end and formed by intersections of two or more struts. The apices are circumferentially offset from the junctions. The valvular structure is positioned within and secured to the frame. The skirt is secured to the frame and includes a first edge portion and a second edge portion. The first edge portion is secured to the frame at the apices. The second edge portion is secured to the frame at the junctions. The skirt is configured to retract inwardly between the apices when the frame is moved from the radially expanded configuration to the radially collapsed configuration.