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Prosthetic mitral valve

US9155617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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189References

25Claims

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Assignee

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Alain F. Carpentier · Paris, FR
Hung L. Lam · Norco, US
Hugues Lafrance · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2014
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0095
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic mitral valve with a compressible and expandable stent that, when expanded, is circumferentially oval, elliptical, or D-shaped, with a major axis and a minor axis ratio of from about 3:4 to about 4:5. Embodiments of the stent comprise three commissure posts disposed towards an outflow end and three curved cusp regions between adjacent commissure posts. Three flexible leaflets are attached to the commissure posts in a tri-foil configuration. Embodiments of the prosthetic mitral valve include an atrial ring disposed at the inflow end of the stent.

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