Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device

US8784480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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: Jun 5, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2014
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0059
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method 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.