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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Jun Liu, Corona, CA (US);
Luca Pesce, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Michael Popp, Irvine, CA (US);
David Alon, Zichron Yaacov, IL;
Mohammad Jafari, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Sergio Delgado, Irvine, CA (US);
Jun Liu, Corona, CA (US);
Luca Pesce, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Michael Popp, Irvine, CA (US);
David Alon, Zichron Yaacov, IL;
Mohammad Jafari, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Sergio Delgado, Irvine, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic valve (e.g., prosthetic heart valve) and a valve delivery apparatus for delivery of the prosthetic valve to a native valve site via the human vasculature. The delivery apparatus is particularly suited for advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the aorta (i.e., in a retrograde approach) for replacing a diseased native aortic valve. The delivery apparatus in particular embodiments is configured to deploy a prosthetic valve from a delivery sheath in a precise and controlled manner at the target location within the body.