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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Sara Tzadok, Or-Akiva, IL;
Khen Perlmutter, Binyamina, IL;
Darshin S. Patel, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Boaz Manash, Givat Ada, IL;
Ajay Chadha, Irvine, CA (US);
Waina Michelle Chu, Tustin, CA (US);
Chambory Chhe, Orange, CA (US);
Evan T. Schwartz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Sandip Vasant Pawar, Irvine, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve has a frame including a plurality of strut members, the frame being radially expandable and collapsible between a collapsed state and an expanded state, the frame having an inflow end and an outflow end and defining a longitudinal axis. A leaflet structure is situated at least partially within the frame. A covering is disposed around an exterior of the frame and includes a cushioning layer, a first strip of material coupled to the cushioning layer and folded to encapsulate apices of the strut members of the inflow end of the frame, and a second strip of material coupled to the cushioning layer and folded to encapsulate apices of the strut members of the outflow end of the frame. The cushioning layer includes texturized filaments that provide compressible volume and a plush surface to the cushioning layer when the frame is in the expanded state.