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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a prosthetic valve assembly includes an annular frame being radially expandable and compressible between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, a valvular structure comprising a plurality of leaflets mounted inside the annular frame, a plurality of posts mounted on an interior surface of the annular frame, and a pair of commissure attachment members extending outwardly from each post and away from each other. Each two adjacent leaflets can form a pair of commissure tabs. Each pair of commissure tabs can be attached to a corresponding pair of the commissure attachment members.