Patent ID: 11890189
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An assembly comprising:
a prosthetic heart valve comprising a radially expandable and compressible frame; and
a delivery apparatus for implanting the prosthetic heart valve in a patient's body, wherein the delivery apparatus comprises:
a handle;
a plurality of elongate elements extending from the handle;
an actuation knob configured to actuate at least one of the elongate elements; and
a toggle configured to toggle the actuation knob between a first state and a second state, wherein:
when the actuation knob is in the first state, rotation of the actuation knob moves at least two of the elongate elements axially, and
when the actuation knob is in the second state, rotation of the actuation knob moves only one of the plurality of elongate elements axially; and

wherein:
the frame is expandable from a radially compressed, delivery state to a radially expanded state;
each of the plurality of elongate elements has a distal end portion releasably coupled to the frame;
rotation of the actuation knob when in the first state is effective to radially expand the frame from the delivery state to the expanded state; and
rotation of the actuation knob when in the second state is effective to release the frame from the plurality of elongate elements.