US 11,730,589 B2
Prosthetic heart valve having an inner frame and an outer frame
Netanel Benichou, D.n. Hof Hacarmel (IL); Stanton J. Rowe, Newport Coast, CA (US); and Sean Chow, Tustin, CA (US)
Assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/379,854.
Application 14/326,062 is a division of application No. 13/040,896, filed on Mar. 4, 2011, granted, now 8,795,354, issued on Aug. 5, 2014.
Application 17/379,854 is a continuation of application No. 16/992,332, filed on Aug. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,065,115.
Application 16/992,332 is a continuation of application No. 15/901,782, filed on Feb. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,786,353, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Application 15/901,782 is a continuation of application No. 14/326,062, filed on Jul. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,901,446, issued on Feb. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/311,165, filed on Mar. 5, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338423 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
a radially compressible and expandable, annular metal outer frame defining a lumen, the outer frame having a longitudinal axis that extends from an inflow end of the outer frame to an outflow end of the outer frame, the outer frame comprising a plurality of struts defining a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of circumferentially extending rows of cells that extend continuously around the outer frame;
a radially compressible and expandable, annular metal inner frame positioned within the lumen of the metal outer frame, wherein the outer frame is coupled to the inner frame, and wherein the inner frame comprises a plurality of commis sure posts; and
a plurality of leaflets made of pericardium and disposed within the inner frame, wherein each leaflet has a side portion paired with an adjacent side portion of an adjacent leaflet with each pair of side portions supported by a corresponding commissure post.