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Prosthetic heart valve docking assembly

US11607310B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

David M. Taylor · Lake Forest, US
Alexander J. Siegel · Irvine, US
Thomas V. Doherty · Milton, US
Christopher J. Olson · Aliso Viejo, US
Yoon Hee Kwon · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 12, 2020
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/20
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a representative embodiment, a method comprises implanting first and second inflatable bodies within an annulus of a native heart valve by securing the inflatable bodies to tissue of the native heart valve with sutures, and implanting a prosthetic heart valve between the inflatable bodies such that the prosthetic heart valve is retained within the annulus by the inflatable bodies.

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