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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexander H. Cooper, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jeremy Brent Ratz, Winchester, MA (US);
Kevin M. Stewart, Powell, TN (US);
David Robert Landon, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Garrett Dallas Johnson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Harish Manickam Srinimukesh, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Deena Jamal Malaeb, San Ramon, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Guide wire apparatuses and methods. Guide wires may be utilized for guiding a delivery apparatus, for example a transcatheter mitral valve delivery apparatus to replace a native mitral valve. A guide wire may include a core body having a length, and an outer layer having a length and extending around the core body and along the length of the core body. A guide wire may include an intermediate layer positioned between the core body and the outer layer and configured to be retracted relative to the core body and the outer layer along the length of the core body and the length of the outer layer.