{"number":"US12702546B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Prosthetic heart valve leaflet assemblies and methods","english":"Prosthetic heart valve leaflet assemblies and methods"},"abstract":{"original":"A leaflet assembly for a prosthetic heart valve is disclosed. As one example, a method includes: forming a plurality of leaflet sub-assemblies, each including a leaflet and a skirt and formed by placing the skirt on one side of the leaflet such that the skirt extends along a curved cusp edge portion and two commissure tabs of the leaflet, folding two end portions of the skirt around corresponding commissures tabs, stitching each folded end portion to a corresponding commissure tab to form a respective half commissure portion, and stitching the skirt to the cusp edge portion and forming the lea…","english":"A leaflet assembly for a prosthetic heart valve is disclosed. As one example, a method includes: forming a plurality of leaflet sub-assemblies, each including a leaflet and a skirt and formed by placing the skirt on one side of the leaflet such that the skirt extends along a curved cusp edge portion and two commissure tabs of the leaflet, folding two end portions of the skirt around corresponding commissures tabs, stitching each folded end portion to a corresponding commissure tab to form a respective half commissure portion, and stitching the skirt to the cusp edge portion and forming the lea…"},"applicants":["Edwards Lifesciences Corporation"],"inventors":["Noam Nir","Michael Bukin","Elena Sherman"],"filingDate":"2022-04-27","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702546B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702546B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702546B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702546B2"}}