US Patent:
20120296418, Nov 22, 2012
Inventors:
Celeste Bonyuet - Long Beach CA, US
Andrew Walls - Newport Beach CA, US
John F. Migliazza - Belmont Shores CA, US
Itai Pelled - Irvine CA, US
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION - Irvine CA
International Classification:
A61F 2/24
B23P 11/00
Abstract:
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of implantable prosthetic devices, and in particular, implantable prosthetic valves, and methods for making such devices. In one aspect, a prosthetic device includes encapsulating layers that extend over a fabric layer and secure the fabric layer to another component of the device. In particular embodiments, the prosthetic device comprises a prosthetic heart valve, and can be configured to be implanted in any of the native heart valves. In addition, the prosthetic heart valve can be, for example, a transcatheter heart valve, a surgical heart valve, or a minimally-invasive heart valve.