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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Philippe Marchand, Pointe-Claire, CA;
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert Milich, Long Beach, CA (US);
David J. Evans, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher Chia, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronaldo C. Cayabyab, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Robert Bowes, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Assemblies and delivery apparatus for delivering a medical device into a patient's vasculature are disclosed. In some examples, an assembly includes a delivery apparatus and a radially compressible and expandable prosthetic heart valve. The delivery apparatus includes a handle, a first shaft and a second shaft extending from the handle, and a locking mechanism to prevent axial movement of the second shaft relative to first shaft. The second shaft extends coaxially through the first shaft and includes, at a distal end portion thereof, a balloon, one or more radiopaque markers, and the prosthetic valve radially compressed over the balloon. A flared end piece extending from the first shaft covers a proximal portion of the balloon during advancing of the delivery apparatus through a patient's vasculature. The first shaft is retractable relative to the second shaft to expose the balloon from the flared end piece.