18941882. COVERING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)
COVERING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE
Organization Name
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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COVERING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18941882 titled 'COVERING AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE
Original Abstract Submitted
A prosthetic heart valve includes a radially expandable and collapsible frame having an inflow end and an outflow end, the inflow end including a plurality of inflow apices and the outflow end including a plurality of outflow apices. A plurality of valve leaflets is coupled to the frame and configured to control blood flow through the prosthetic heart valve, and a covering is disposed around the frame and includes an inflow end portion and an outflow end portion. The inflow end portion of the covering is disposed over the inflow apices of the frame and covers the inflow apices, and the outflow end portion of the covering is disposed over the outflow apices of the frame and covers the outflow apices. The covering defines narrower end openings than the inflow and outflow ends of the frame.
