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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Tal Reich, Moledet, IL;
Noam Nir, Pardes-Hanna, IL;
Ziv Yohanan, Kfar Hahoresh, IL;
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Michael Bukin, Pardes Hanna, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A belt for an implantable prosthetic device can include an annular body including a plurality of alternating peaks and valleys and a plurality of frangible members extending between at least one of adjacent peaks and adjacent valleys. The annular body can be radially expandable from a radially compressed configuration to a first diameter upon application of a radially outwardly directed force via an expandable implantable prosthetic device. A first frangible member of the plurality of frangible members can be configured to break when the radially outwardly directed force exceeds a first predetermined threshold to allow radial expansion of the annular body to a second diameter.