19015448. PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)

PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

Organization Name

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Tamir S. Levi of Zikhron Yaakov IL

Elena Sherman of Pardes Hana IL

PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19015448 titled 'PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

Original Abstract Submitted

A prosthetic valve can include an annular frame that is radially expandable and compressible, a skirt member attached to the annular frame, and a protective member attached to an inner surface the skirt member. The protective member is less abrasive than the skirt member and extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the annular frame.