United States
US 12,697,207 B2
Expandable surgical heart valve indicators
US 12,697,207 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Inventors
- Jessica Guttenberg; Da-Yu Chang; Derrick Johnson; Brian S. Conklin; Qinggang Zeng; Myron Howanec JR.; Grace Myong Kim
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2021-10-22
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,207 B2 · US12697207 · 12697207
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and for post-implant expansion and having a valve-type indicator thereon visible from outside the body post-implant. The indicator communicates information about the valve, such as the size or orifice diameter of the valve, and/or that the valve has the capacity for post-implant expansion. The indicator can be an alphanumeric symbol or other symbol or combination of symbols that represent information about the characteristics of the valve such as the valve size.…
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