18942285. COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)
COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE
Organization Name
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Michael Bukin of Pardes Hanna (IL)
Nikolai Gurovich of Hadera (IL)
Elena Sherman of Pardes Hana (IL)
Giolnara Pinhas of Hadera (IL)
COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18942285 titled 'COMMISSURE COVER FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE
Original Abstract Submitted
A prosthetic heart valve can include a radially expandable and compressible annular frame, a valvular structure, and a commissure cover. The frame can include a plurality of struts defining the annular frame, and a plurality of commissure support structures each defining a commissure opening positioned along a circumference of the annular frame. The valvular structure can be mounted within the frame, the valvular structure including a plurality of commissures each extending radially through a respective commissure opening to attach the valvular structure to the frame, each commissure having an outflow edge that extends from a radial outer surface of the frame. The commissure cover can be disposed at least partially over the outflow edge of the commissure and can define a ramped surface that extends from the radial outer surface of the frame to a radial outer surface of the commissure.
