EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION (20250152341). REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS

REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS

Abstract: a prosthesis can be configured to grasp intralumenal tissue when deployed within a body cavity and prevent axial flow of fluid around an exterior of the prosthesis. the prosthesis can include an expandable frame configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within the body cavity and a valve body. the expandable frame can include a frame body and a supplemental frame. the valve body can include a plurality of leaflets and one or more intermediate components. the one or more intermediate components can couple at least a portion of the leaflets to the expandable frame. the prosthesis can include an annular flap positioned around an exterior of the expandable frame.

Inventors:

• Matthew A. Peterson of Costa Mesa CA US
• Seung-Beom Yi of Mission Viejo CA US
• Siddharth Vad of Irvine CA US
• Travis Zenyo Oba of Yorba Linda CA US
• Lauren R. Freschauf of Mission Viejo CA US
• Amanda French of San Francisco CA US
• Yaron Keidar of Kiryat Ono IL
• Yuanlong Du of Irvine CA US
• Gregory Bak-Boychuk of San Clemente CA US
• Kevin M. Golemo of Mission Viejo CA US
• Alexander H. Cooper of Costa Mesa CA US

CPC Classification:

• A61F2/2412: {with soft flexible valve members, e.g. tissue valves shaped like natural valves (check valves with flexible valve members in general )}

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