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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2025
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
William C. Bruchman, Camp Verde, AZ (US);
Daniel A. Crawford, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Logan R. Hagaman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cody L. Hartman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Prosthetic heart valves including radially compressible and expandable frames. A frame includes a plurality of interconnected frame elements forming a plurality of cells, which are arranged in a first circumferential row of cells defining an inflow end of the frame and a second circumferential row of cells defining an outflow end of the frame. An outflow portion of the second row of cells includes a circumferential row of angled frame elements interconnected to each other at a plurality of upper junctions and a plurality of lower junctions. The upper junctions define the outflow end of the frame and the lower junctions point toward the inflow end of the frame. The lower junctions are not connected to other portions of the frame.