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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sandip Vasant Pawar, Irvine, CA (US);
Arpit Laddha, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Chambory Chhe, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 13/00 (2006.01); D03D 15/49 (2021.01); D03D 15/567 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); D03D 1/00 (2013.01); D03D 13/004 (2013.01); D03D 15/49 (2021.01); D03D 15/567 (2021.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); D10B 2507/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A 3-D honeycomb textile can include a textured yarn. The textile can exhibit a heat-shrinkage rate from about 10% to about 60%. The textile can be configured to reversibly change its dimensions under application of stress. Prosthetic valves can have the disclosed textiles as a sealing member. Additionally, prosthetic valves can the disclosed textiles as cushion materials. In addition, methods of making the disclosed textiles and prosthetic valves are described.