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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
David Maimon, Atlit, IL;
Boaz Manash, Givat Ada, IL;
Eyal Leiba, N. Misgav, IL;
Ziv Yohanan, Kfar Hahoresh, IL;
Yair A. Neumann, Moshav Sede Varburg, IL;
Anatoly Dvorsky, Haifa, IL;
Jonathan Bar-Or, Jordan Valley, IL;
Oren Cohen, Kadima, IL;
Ofir Witzman, Kfar Saba, IL;
Liron Tayeb, Peduel, IL;
Elazar Levi Schwarcz, Netanya, IL;
Noam Miller, Givatayim, IL;
Tomer Saar, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, IL;
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly can comprise a prosthetic valve comprising a radially expandable and compressible frame and a rotatable screw connected to the frame, where the screw comprises a screw head having an annular bore with internal threads, and where the screw is rotatable to radially expand the frame. The assembly further comprises a delivery apparatus releasably coupled to the screw, the delivery apparatus comprising a first shaft and a first head disposed at an end of the first shaft, the first head comprising external threads configured to engage with the internal threads of the screw head, and a second shaft that is coaxial with and surrounds the first shaft, the second shaft comprising a second head disposed at an end of the second shaft. The second head is configured to releasably engage with an exterior surface of the screw head and rotate the screw.