Surgical heart valves adapted for post-implant expansion

US9375310B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Visith Chung · Chino Hills, US
• Da-Yu Chang · Irvine, US
• Brian S. Conklin · Orange, US
• Grace Myong Kim · Leisure World, US
• Louis A. Campbell · Santa Ana, US
• Donald E. Bobo, Jr. · Orange, US
• Myron Howanec, Jr. · Corona, US
• David S. Lin · Storrington, GB
• Peng Norasing · Corona, US
• Francis M. Tran · Irvine, US
• Mark Van Nest · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
• Thomas Chien · San Jose, US
• Harvey H. Chen · Irvine, US
• Isidro L. Guerrero · Tustin, US
• Derrick Johnson · Orange, US
• Paul Schmidt · Sugar Hill, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 28, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 25, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00011
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and having a support frame configured to be reshaped into an expanded form in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein is disclosed, together with methods of using same. The prosthetic heart valve may be configured to have a generally rigid and/or expansion-resistant configuration when initially implanted to replace a native valve (or other prosthetic heart valve), but to assume a generally expanded form when subjected to an outward force such as that provided by a dilation balloon or other mechanical expander.