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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lynn T. Dang, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Emily Cheng Zhou, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Javier A. Sanguinetti, Irvine, CA (US);
Hao-Chung Yang, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tension-distribution device includes a rotationally-symmetric structure and two or more suture-engagement features associated with the rotationally-symmetric structure, the suture-engagement features being configured to receive one or more suture portions therein. The two or more suture-engagement features are evenly spaced rotationally about an axial center of the rotationally-symmetric structure.