EXPANDABLE SHEATH WITH ELASTOMERIC CROSS SECTIONAL PORTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190321175A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-24

    申请号:US16407057

    申请日:2019-05-08

    摘要: An expandable introducer sheath for passage of implant delivery catheters, such as catheters for delivery of prosthetic heart valves. The expandable sheath balances the amounts, shapes and positions of various stiff and elastic structures in the sheath to selectively program the expandability and buckling stiffness of the sheath. The expandable sheath can include, for example, an expandable tubular layer that includes alternating stiff and elastic wall portions of a single radial thickness. The combination of stiff and elastic wall portions allow for torque and push strength to advance the expandable sheath while at the same time accommodating temporary expansion. The expandable sheath can also be reinforced with a tubular layer of braided fibers or a stent structure for additional strength. Other embodiments include selective use of slots or gaps at the distal end of a stiff wall portion to enhance expandability and distribute strain.

    HEART VALVE FRAME DESIGN WITH NON-UNIFORM STRUTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210361424A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17396589

    申请日:2021-08-06

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24

    摘要: An implantable prosthetic valve assembly, according to one embodiment, comprises a frame assembly including a plurality of struts and a prosthetic valve secured inside the frame assembly by sutures. At least one of the plurality of spaced struts contains at least one hole that passes from one side of the at least one strut to another side of the at least one strut and a recess disposed around the hole.