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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jibin Yang, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Matthew L. Pease, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon G. Walsh, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/92 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01); Y10S 623/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for replacing a native heart valve with a prosthetic heart valve comprises moving a first portion of a prosthetic heart valve towards a second portion of the prosthetic heart valve along a plurality of guide wires, and lock the first portion to the second portion in a final, radially expanded configuration. The prosthetic heart valve is radially contractible and expandable, and in some embodiments, is self-expanding. Embodiments of the method are minimally invasive.