18967404. SKIRT ASSEMBLIES FOR PROSTHETIC VALVES (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)

SKIRT ASSEMBLIES FOR PROSTHETIC VALVES

Organization Name

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Nikolai Gurovich of Hadera IL

Michael Bukin of Pardes Hanna IL

Eran Grosu of Kfar-Saba IL

Ilan Leshecz of Hadera IL

SKIRT ASSEMBLIES FOR PROSTHETIC VALVES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18967404 titled 'SKIRT ASSEMBLIES FOR PROSTHETIC VALVES

Original Abstract Submitted

A prosthetic heart valve includes a valve frame comprising an outflow end and an inflow end, a plurality of leaflets disposed within and coupled to the valve frame, and a skirt assembly mounted to an outer surface of the valve frame. The skirt assembly includes a sealing layer and a skirt frame including a plurality of interconnected struts, wherein the skirt frame has a plurality of inflow apices and outflow apices, wherein selected ones of the inflow apices are fixed to the valve frame and selected ones of the outflow apices are fixed to the valve frame, wherein one or more of the struts are configured to flex in an outward radial direction when the valve frame is in a radially expanded state to cause the sealing layer to protrude outwardly from the valve frame.