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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael R. Bialas, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Kristen Hicks, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael C. Murad, Lake Mathews, CA (US);
Gil Senesh, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Quang Ngoc Vu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Gonzalo German Angelico, Irvine, CA (US);
Carla Susana Cerqueira, Watchung, NJ (US);
Victoria Mariko Low, Irvine, CA (US);
Andrea Fernandez, Orange, CA (US);
Karl J. Britzman, Ontario, CA (US);
Shannon Nicole Ash, Irvine, CA (US);
Haley Nicole Whitehead, Brea, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for rotationally aligning a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve with a commissure of a native valve are disclosed. In some examples, a delivery apparatus can include a first shaft configured to rotate around a central longitudinal axis of the delivery apparatus to rotationally align a prosthetic valve mounted on the delivery apparatus with native anatomy, a second shaft extending through the first shaft and having a distal end portion extending distally beyond a distal end portion of the first shaft, an inflatable balloon coupled to the distal end portion of the first shaft, and a distal shoulder mounted on the distal end portion of the second shaft and arranged within a distal end portion of the balloon. The distal shoulder comprises a base portion and a flared portion that extends radially outward from the base portion, and a radiopaque marker is disposed on the flared portion.