Delivery apparatus for prosthetic heart valve

US12127938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Philippe Marchand · Munich, DE
• David M. Taylor · Lake Forest, US
• Robert Milich · Long Beach, US
• David J. Evans · Irvine, US
• Christopher Chia · Al Khobar, SA
• Ronaldo C. Cayabyab · Mission Viejo, US
• Robert Bowes · Trabuco Canyon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2023
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M39/0613
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Assemblies and delivery apparatus for delivering a medical device into a patient's vasculature are disclosed. In some examples, an assembly includes a delivery apparatus and a radially compressible and expandable prosthetic heart valve. The delivery apparatus includes a handle, a first shaft and a second shaft extending from the handle, and a locking mechanism to prevent axial movement of the second shaft relative to first shaft. The second shaft extends coaxially through the first shaft and includes, at a distal end portion thereof, a balloon, one or more radiopaque markers, and the prosthetic valve radially compressed over the balloon. A flared end piece extending from the first shaft covers a proximal portion of the balloon during advancing of the delivery apparatus through a patient's vasculature. The first shaft is retractable relative to the second shaft to expose the balloon from the flared end piece.