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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Jibin Yang, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Scott H. Heneveld, Sr., Redding, CA (US);
Matthew L. Pease, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon G. Walsh, Livermore, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for delivering and deploying a prosthetic heart valve include a deployment mechanism coupled to the prosthetic heart valve, the deployment mechanism having a longitudinal shaft that when rotated in a first direction, expands the prosthetic heart valve from a contracted state to an expanded state, and optionally, when rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction, re-contracts the prosthetic valve from the expanded state. Embodiments of the deployment mechanism include a pinion gear that engages a gear track on the prosthetic heart valve.