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US 10,945,844 B2Granted
Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsAlex Philip McCann, Grant Matthew Stearns, Eric Robert Dixon, Yoon Hee Kwon
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Abstract
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a strip of material; a coaption element formed from the strip of material; and a pair of paddles formed from the strip of material and connected to the coaption element. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and the paddles are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient.
Claims16
A method of manufacturing a valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient, the method comprising:
- folding a strip of material to form at least a portion of a coaption element and at least a portion of a pair of paddles connected to the coaption element, wherein the paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient;
- attaching a first portion of the strip of material to a collar;
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- attaching a second portion of the strip of material to a cap, such that movement of the cap toward the collar causes the pair of paddles to move to the closed position, and movement of the cap away from the collar causes the pair of paddles to move to the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.