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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
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
A medical assembly for replacing a native heart valve of a patient. The medical assembly includes a radially expandable and collapsible prosthetic heart valve having a self-expandable stent body and a plurality of leaflet-forming membranes. The medical assembly also includes a deployment mechanism configured to deploy the prosthetic heart valve within the native heart valve of the patient. The deployment mechanism preferably includes a plurality of proximal deployment members coupled to a proximal end of the stent body. The deployment mechanism may also include a plurality of distal deployment members coupled to a distal end of the stent body. The prosthetic heart valve desirably includes a mechanical locking device configured to lock the prosthetic heart valve in a radially expanded configuration.