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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Ron Sharoni, Hadera, IL;
Elena Sherman, Pardes Hana, IL;
Oren H. Wintner, Jerusalem, IL;
Kevin D. Rupp, Irvine, CA (US);
Son V. Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Ajay Chadha, Irvine, CA (US);
Jeff Lindstrom, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve and method for crimping the prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A method of radially compressing a prosthetic valve can include partially inserting the valve while in a radially expanded configuration into a crimping device comprising crimper jaws, wherein a portion of the valve comprising an outer skirt extends outside of the crimper jaws. The method can further include crimping the valve to a first partially collapsed configuration, further inserting the valve into the crimping device, such that the outer skirt is between the crimper jaws, and crimping the valve to a second partially collapsed configuration, wherein a diameter of the valve is smaller in the second partially collapsed configuration than in the first partially collapsed configuration.