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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Darshin S. Patel, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Hernan Altman, Kiryat Tivon, IL;
Boaz Manash, Givat Ada, IL;
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Dinesh L. Sirimanne, Irvine, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A docking device for docking a prosthetic valve at a native valve of a heart includes a coiled body and a high friction sleeve. The coiled body has an upper region, a central region, and a lower region. The docking device is configured to be implanted at the native valve with the upper region positioned in a first chamber of the heart, the lower region positioned in a second chamber of the heart, and the central region positioned to extend around a plurality of leaflets of the native valve. A high friction sleeve covers at least a portion of the central region. The high friction sleeve comprises a material configured to generate more friction between the prosthetic valve and the docking device than an exterior surface of the coiled body.