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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Glen T. Rabito, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jeremy Brent Ratz, Winchester, MA (US);
Arshad Quadri, West Hartford, CT (US);
Lindsay Lam, Tustin, CA (US);
David Robert Landon, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Garrett Dallas Johnson, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A transfemoral delivery system for implanting a replacement heart valve is provided. The replacement heart valve includes an expandable frame and a plurality of distal anchors. The delivery device includes an outer sheath assembly, a mid-shaft assembly, and an inner assembly, wherein the outer sheath assembly and the mid shaft assembly retain the replacement heart valve in a radially compacted state. The outer sheath assembly is retracted relative to the mid-shaft assembly to release the distal anchors while a portion of the replacement heart valve remains retained by the mid shaft assembly. After the distal anchors engage leaflets of the native heart valve, the retained portion of the replacement heart valve is released from the mid-shaft assembly and is allowed to fully expand.