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Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device

US8460368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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127References

12Claims

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Assignee

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

David M. Taylor · Lake Forest, US
Philippe Marchand · Munich, DE
Larry L. Wood · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
Robert Bowes · Trabuco Canyon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2009
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0059
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for delivering a prosthetic device through the vasculature of a patient includes a radially expandable member coupled to the distal end of an elongate shaft. The expandable member has an open frame configuration and an outer mounting surface for mounting the prosthetic device in a collapsed state thereon. The expandable member expands radially outwards from a first configuration to a second configuration to expand a prosthetic device mounted thereon.

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