Multi-component designs for heart valve retrieval device, sealing structures and stent assembly

R Vidlund - US Patent 9,895,221, 2018 - Google Patents
This invention relates to the design and function of a device which allows for retrieval of a
previously implanted valve prosthesis from a beating heart without extracorporeal circulation …

Prosthesis with outer skirt and anchors

JB Ratz, A Quadri, L Pesce - US Patent 9,681,951, 2017 - Google Patents
A prosthesis can be configured to grasp intralumenal tissue when deployed within a body
cavity and prevent axial flow of fluid around an exterior of the prosthesis. The prosthesis can …

Structural members for prosthetic mitral valves

M Christianson, C Perrin, Z Tegels, C Ekvall… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A self-expanding wire frame for a pre-configured compressible transcatheter prosthetic
cardiovascular valve, a combined inner frame/outer frame support structure for a prosthetic …

Tethers for prosthetic mitral valve

R Vidlund, K Schankereli - US Patent 9,827,092, 2017 - Google Patents
This invention relates to the design and function of a single-tether compressible valve
replacement prosthesis which can be deployed into a beating heart without extracorporeal …

Prosthetic heart valve and systems and methods for delivering the same

M Christianson, ZJ Tegels, CA Ekvall… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A prosthetic heart valve includes a self-expanding wire frame body, a valve disposed in the
body, a leaflet clip coupled to the body, and a control element operably coupled to the leaflet …

Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor

S Delgado, ER Dixon, DM Taylor - US Patent 10,888,425, 2021 - Google Patents
2019-01-02 Assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION reassignment
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST …

Prosthetic valves and related inventions

R Vidlund, K Schankereli, L Lozonschi… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
This invention relates to the design and function of a compressible valve replacement
prosthesis, collared or uncollared, which can be deployed into a beating heart without …

Apparatus and methods for transfemoral delivery of prosthetic mitral valve

RM Vidlund, M Christianson, I Kovalsky - US Patent 10,201,419, 2019 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are described herein for use in the transfemoral delivery and
deployment of a prosthetic mitral valve. In some embodiments, a method includes inverting …

Prosthetic heart valve and systems and methods for delivering the same

M Christianson, ZJ Tegels, CA Ekvall… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A prosthetic heart valve includes a self-expanding wire frame body, a valve disposed in the
body, a leaflet clip coupled to the body, and a control element operably coupled to the leaflet …

Adjustable tether and epicardial pad system for prosthetic heart valve

RM Vidlund, CA Ekvall - US Patent 9,986,993, 2018 - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are described herein for repositioning a tether attached to a
prosthetic heart valve. In some embodiments, a method includes inserting a distal end …