18977753. PROSTHETIC LEAFLET WITH CUSP EDGE REINFORCING STRUCTURE (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)
PROSTHETIC LEAFLET WITH CUSP EDGE REINFORCING STRUCTURE
Organization Name
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Tamir S. Levi of Zikhron Yaakov IL
PROSTHETIC LEAFLET WITH CUSP EDGE REINFORCING STRUCTURE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18977753 titled 'PROSTHETIC LEAFLET WITH CUSP EDGE REINFORCING STRUCTURE
Original Abstract Submitted
A leaflet subassembly for a prosthetic heart valve can include a leaflet having a cusp edge portion and opposite major surfaces. A reinforcing structure can be attached to the leaflet along the cusp edge portion. The reinforcing structure can include a first reinforcing member and a second reinforcing member arranged on the opposite major surfaces of the leaflet. A prosthetic heart valve can include a frame and a leaflet subassembly. The leaflet subassembly can include a leaflet and a reinforcing structure attached to the leaflet along a cusp edge portion of the leaflet. The cusp edge portion can be coupled to the frame via the reinforcing structure. A method of assembling a prosthetic heart valve can include disposing a leaflet at least partially within a frame and attaching the leaflet to the frame by extending a suture through reinforcing members attached to opposite major surfaces of the leaflet.
