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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
David M. Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Philippe Marchand, Munich, DE;
Larry L. Wood, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Robert Bowes, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0029 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for delivering a prosthetic device through the vasculature of a patient includes a radially expandable member coupled to the distal end of an elongate shaft. The expandable member has an open frame configuration and an outer mounting surface for mounting the prosthetic device in a collapsed state thereon. The expandable member expands radially outwards from a first configuration to a second configuration to expand a prosthetic device mounted thereon.