Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Delivery systems for prosthetic heart valve
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Application No.: US15789526Application Date: 2017-10-20
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Publication No.: US10856977B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Tri D. Tran , Ronaldo C. Cayabyab , David J. Evans , Sean Chow , Christopher Chia , Tamir S. Levi
- Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Agent Joel B. German
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61F2/958 ; A61M25/10 ; A61F2/95 ; A61F2/48

Abstract:
A delivery apparatus for a prosthetic heart valve includes a shaft, an inner balloon, and an outer balloon. The shaft has a lumen extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and a plurality of openings formed in the distal end portion. The shaft is configured such that a fluid can flow through the lumen and the openings. The inner balloon has end portions and a center portion disposed between the end portions. The inner balloon is mounted on the distal end portion of the shaft and is in fluid communication with the openings of the shaft. When the inner balloon is inflated with the fluid, the end portions expand farther radially outwardly than the center portion. The outer balloon is mounted to the shaft and disposed over the inner balloon. The outer balloon is configured to fully expand after the inner balloon at least partially expands.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180036124A1 DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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