Prosthetic Heart Valve Skirt Application
Summary
The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260083556A1) from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for a prosthetic heart valve skirt. The application details a design featuring a frame with an inflow and outflow end and a skirt with specific fiber arrangements.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a new patent application, US20260083556A1, filed by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The application describes an "Outer Skirt for an Expandable Prosthetic Heart Valve," detailing a specific design for the skirt's fiber arrangement on the valve frame, intended to improve performance.
This publication represents a new patent application and does not impose any immediate regulatory obligations or compliance requirements on entities. It is primarily of interest to legal and R&D departments involved in intellectual property and medical device innovation. Companies in the medical device sector, particularly those manufacturing cardiovascular implants, should note this filing as it pertains to potential future patent protections and competitive landscape in prosthetic heart valve technology.
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OUTER SKIRT FOR AN EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE
Application US20260083556A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026
Assignee
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Inventors
Tamir S. Levi
Abstract
Prosthetic heart valves are disclosed. As an example, a prosthetic heart valve comprises a frame having an inflow end and an outflow end that is expandable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration; and a skirt disposed around an outer surface of the frame and having an inflow portion and an outflow portion, the skirt comprising a first plurality of axially extending fibers disposed in the inflow portion and a second plurality of axially extending fibers disposed in the outflow portion, wherein each of the first plurality of fibers include two fixed ends, wherein at least one of the second plurality of fibers includes a free end and a fixed end.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/2418 A61F 2210/0057
Filing Date
2025-12-03
Application No.
19407084
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