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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Cardiaq Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arshad Quadri, West Hartford, CT (US);
J. Brent Ratz, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences CardiAQ LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/2403 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8483 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49426 (2015.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis can be configured to be deployed within a body cavity. The prosthesis has an expandable frame, a plurality of proximal anchors, and a plurality of distal anchors, where the various anchors are connected to the frame. Radial expansion of the frame can cause the ends of the proximal anchors and the ends of the distal anchors to draw closer together.